Ascot prize - The Emperor's Cup
Amongst the Ascot prizes for 1845 is the Emperor's Cup, a gift of the Emperor of Russia on his 1844 visit to Queen Victoria. It is a reduced copy, in silver, of the statue of Peter the Great by Falconetti in St Petersburgh. The silver one has been modelled and cast at the establishment of Hunt and Roskill under the superintendence of Mr Baily, the Royal Academician
Picture No
13461293
Media ID
47722464
Size
2435px x 4012px
(1.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News, 14th June 1845, p384
Date
1845
Pick your License
Ascot Baily Cups Emperors Falconetti Horseracing Jun21 Prizes Russias Silverware
Features In These Collections
> Contributors > ILN
