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[CORONATION ALBUM]. BACKMANSON, Gugo.

Альбом в память коронования Их Императорских Величеств в Москве в 1896 году. Его Императорское Величество Государь Император Николай Александрович в 10 формах полков, где Его Величество состоит шефом.

Souvenir du Couronnement de Leurs Majestés Imperiales à Moscou 1896.

Stock Code
101422
St Petersburg, Petz, 1896
£13,500

Fresh example of this souvenir album published on the eve of the coronation in limited edition to be distributed among the nobility close to the Imperial family. Along with a title page, the publisher's portfolio contains a full set of ten chromolithographs depicting the future Russian Emperor Nicholas II in the uniforms of ten regiments which were under his direct command.

Lithographs are executed after paintings by Gugo Backmanson (1860 – 1953) – A Finnish born artist and painter of battle-pieces, who from 1884 served as an officer at the Izmailovskiy regiment. Rare when complete.

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Description

First edition, oblong folio (39 x 53 cm); title-page in Cyrillic, ten chromolithographs loose as issued with captions in Russian and French, in good condition; in the original publisher's red cloth portfolio, without the ties, silver gilt title in French to upper cover.

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