Nikolay Collection (#3)

Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. From the Musee Stravinski-Diaghilev

Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Premiere Bacchante, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoraif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Beotien, costume design a Ballets Russes production of Narcisse, music by Tcherepnin, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Beotien, costume design for the Ballets Russes production of Narcisse, music by Tcherepnin, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, early 19th century, (c1870)
First Chappe telegraph message from St Petersburg, Russia, early 19th century, (c1870). Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855), sending the first message from St Petersburg telegraph station

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I, 1826. Artist: Vasily Tropinin
Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I, 1826. Nicholas (1796-1855) was Tsar from 1825-1855. His aggressive foreign policy towards the Ottoman Empire culminated in the Crimean War

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, 1857. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, 1857. Grand Duchess Maria (1819-1876) was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, c1862-c1870. Grand Duchess Maria (1819-1876) was the eldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and publisher, late 1850s. Artist: Karl August Bergner
Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and publisher, late 1850s. Nekrasovs (1821-1877) poems about Russian peasant life gained him popularity in the liberal intelligentsia

Nicholas I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia in military uniform
Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia In military uniform

Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia in military uniform, c1860

Portrait of the Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, 1820s. Artist: George Dawe
Portrait of the Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, 1820s. Detail. The third son of Tsar Paul I of Russia, Nicholas I (1796-1855) was Tsar from 1825-1855

Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I, mid 19th century. Detail. The third son of Tsar Paul I of Russia, Nicholas I (1796-1855) was Tsar from 1825-1855

Nicolas Ii / Beurre 1908
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (1894-1917) Proclaiming his readiness for anything - and carrying all kinds of weapons Date: 1908

NICOLAS II
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (ruled 1894-1917) Proposing a toast Date: 1868 - 1918

Rimsky-Korsakov / Desk
NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer working at his desk Date: 1844 - 1908

Rimsky-Korsakov / Tichon
NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer Date: 1844 - 1908

Nikolay Roerich / Golovine
NIKOLAY KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICH Russian artist, traveller, archeologist &c Date: 1874 - 1947

WW1 - Hindenburg checkmates the Russians
WW1 - A German illustration showing Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) and the Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (1856 1929), ending a game of chess

Russian Royalty Considering Military Manoeuvres
The Commander in Chief of the Russian Armies: Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (18561929) weighing up his options with Tsar Nicholas II. Date: circa 1910

Nikolay Nekrasov
NIKOLAY ALEKSEYEVICH NEKRASOV (or Nekrassov) Russian poet, noted for poems on life and sufferings of peasants, wrote Who can be happy and free in Russia ? Date: 1821 - 1877

Nicolas Gogol, 1839 (litho)
XIR1147519 Nicolas Gogol, 1839 (litho) by Russian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-52) Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer

Nicolas Gogol (engraving)
XIR1147518 Nicolas Gogol (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-52) Russian dramatist

Portrait of Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855) 1826 (oil on canvas)
BAL205335 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas I (1796-1855) 1826 (oil on canvas) by Tropinin, Vasili Andreevich (1776-1857); 87x67 cm; Sebastopol Art Museum, Sebastopol, Ukraine; Russian, out of copyright

NICHOLAS I (1796-1855). Czar of Russia, 1825-1855. Nicholas I with Grand Duke Alexander and their staff, at St. Petersburg, Russia. Engraving, English, 1854

Kazan, Baumana Street - The Schtschetinski Hotel
The Schtschetinski Hotel on Baumana Street - (now) a pedestrian street in the heart of Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

The Militant Worker, 1905. Nikolay Kasatkin (1859-1930) Russian painter and sculptor. Representation of a rebelious Russian worker at the time of the Revolution of 1905

Portrait of Tsar Paul I, c1796. Nikolay Argunov (1771-c1829) Russian painter. Paul (1754-1801) Emperor of Russia from 1796 when he was assassinated

Nikolay Andreievich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Russian composer. After a photograph

Nikolai Dukhov, Soviet engineer C014 / 9512
Bust of Nikolai Leonidovich Dukhov (1904-64), Russian Soviet mechanical engineer and designer. Whilst working in a tractor factory

Nikolai Kovalev, Soviet engineer C016 / 2725
Nikolai Nilolayevich Kovalev (b.1908) Russian-Soviet engineer. Kovalev was born at Poltava and studied at the Leningrad Engineering Institute

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay (1844-1908). Russian

INGRES, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (1780-1867). Portrait of Count Nikolay Guryev. 1821. Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay (1844-1908)

Nicolas Ii / Uniforms 96
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (1894-1917) In six uniforms: Cossacks, two types of Hussars, Horseguards, Cossack Escort, and Preobajensky Regiment Date: 1868 - 1918

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia with army officers
Tsar Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov, 1868-1918), last Tsar of Russia (reigned 1894-1918). Seen here in a group photo with senior army officers -- the man to the right, lighting a match

Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia
A satirical French cartoon on the subject of Tsar Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov), the last Emperor of Russia. Date: circa 1904

Nikolai Sklifosovsky, Russian surgeon
Nikolai Vasilyevich Sklifosovsky (1836-1904), Russian surgeon. Sklifosovsky, who was also a physiologist and a professor of medicine, worked in Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev

Nikolai Kurnakov, Soviet chemist
Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov (1860-1941), Soviet inorganic chemist and industrialist. Kurnakovs most famous discovery was a reaction used to distinguish between optical isomers of platinum compounds

Nikolai Semyonov, Soviet chemist
Nikolai Nikolayevich Semyonov (1896-1986), Russian-Soviet chemist Nobel Laureate. Semyonov was born at Saratov and educated at the University of Petrograd

Nicolas Ii / Parade / Son
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH attends a parade of the combined Cossack regiments at Tsarskoe Selo with his son, Alexis

Nicolas Ii / Coronation / Pj
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH Czar Nicolas II in his coronation robes

Nikolay Roerich / Exhib Ct
NIKOLAY KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICH Russian artist, traveller and archaeologist

Rimsky-Korsakov / Frontisp
NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian composer in later life

Nicolas Ii / Oorlog 1914
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (1894-1917) Russian Tsar depicted as a warmonger by a Dutch cartoonist

Nicolas Ii / Cadel C1900
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH TSAR NICOLAS II (1894-1917) Satirical view, at a time when he was rather popular with the French people

Nicolas & Alex / Nat Dress
NIKOLAY ALEKSANDROVICH Czar Nicolas II with Alexandra in ancient Muscovite dress

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"Nikolay: A Journey Through History" Step into the world of Nikolay, a name that echoes through time and carries tales of power, tragedy, and innovation. From Tsar Nicholas II of Russia to Nikolai Basov, a brilliant Soviet physicist, this name has left an indelible mark on history. In 1914, Tsar Nicholas II stood alongside Kaiser Wilhelm II in a humorous Europe map. Little did they know that their destinies would be intertwined as World War I unfolded. The postcard depicting Rimsky-Korsakov reminds us of the cultural richness during this era. Captured in Downey's photograph from 1894, Nicolas II exudes regal charm and royalty. His presence is felt once again in Panin's black-and-white photo from 1908 where he stands tall as a symbol of leadership. But not all stories about it can filled with grandeur. Nicolas Florine was an engineer who made his mark through sheer determination and hard work. His contributions to engineering continue to inspire generations. As World War I raged on, Tsar Nicholas II found himself amidst troops and alongside his Grand Duke. These images capture both the weight of responsibility and the bond between leaders and soldiers during times of conflict. Tragically, history took a dark turn when Tsar Nicholas II faced execution along with his family in Yekaterinburg on July 17th, 1918. This haunting event serves as a reminder of the fragility of power and the consequences it can bring. Nikolay encompasses more than just names; it represents legacies etched into our collective memory. Whether it be rulers shaping nations or scientists pushing boundaries, these individuals have left an undeniable impact on our world.