PETER AS HAIRDRESSER
Determined to westernise his country, Peter forbids the wearing of beards at court and taxes those who retain them : he personally shaves some of his boyar entourage
Picture No
10198397
Media ID
47404885
Size
3676px x 5207px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by an unnamed artist in Scribner's Magazine 1880 from a caricature of the time
Date
circa 1698
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1698 Beards Boyar Determined Entourage Forbids Hairdresser Personally Retain Shaves Taxes
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