The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II
Emperor Nicholas II crowns the Empress, Alexandra Feodorovna: When the Emperor had duly received his crown and the sceptre and orb of empire, he summoned the Empress to him. her majesty approached and knelt on a cushion before the throne. The Emperor took of his crown and, after touching her head with it, resumed it himself. He then placed upon her head a smaller crown, which was adjusted by four Ladies-in-Waiting. The Empress was thereupon invested with the Collar of St. Andrew and the imperial robe, and the Emperor embraced her and raised her to her throne upon the dais
Picture No
10409867
Media ID
46065445
Size
4600px x 3073px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News, 6th June 1896, page 713
Date
May 1896
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