Rarebooks Souvenir du Couronnement de Leurs Majestes Imperiales a Moscou 1896. Le Empereur Nicolas Alexandrovitch en tenue de 10 regiments dont Sa Majeste est chef. / In memory of the Coronation of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow. Folder of lithographs dedicated to the coronation of Nicholas II.
US$15000
Author: G.K. Backmanson
Publication Date: 1896
Publication Place: Moscow
Description: [In memory of the Coronation of Their Imperial Majesties in Moscow, 1896]. Moscow - St. Petersburg, Institute of Graphic Arts E.I. Markus, 1896. - 11 p. Please feel free to request a detailed description. Short description: Folder of lithographs dedicated to the coronation of Nicholas II based on drawings by the artist G.K. Backmanson. Size: 39 x 52 cm. (15.4 x 20.5 in.) Very rare as a complete set. Ten color plates as well as a decorated title plate depicting Nicholas II clad in the uniforms of the 10 regiments under his command, from the drawings by Hugo Karlovich Bacmansson (1860-1953). Limited edition - the following souvenir album was distributed to only to esteemed guests at the Coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna. Enclosed in the publishers folder embossed with silver. Every plate captioned in Russian and French at bottom margins. The future Emperor, Nicholas II, from an early age was drawn to the military affairs: at the age of eight, Nicholas received the rank of ensign, and ten years later he took the military oath of allegiance to the emperor and Russia in the St. George Hall of the Winter Palace. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUMS000028 kn_nat
SKU: lom-MS000028
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