St Petersburg Collection (#9)

Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark (engraving)
1588248 Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark)

The Emperor Nicholas, the Grand Duke Alexander, and Staff, at St Petersburg (engraving)
1618713 The Emperor Nicholas, the Grand Duke Alexander, and Staff, at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor Nicholas)

Russian Sketches, Laplanders on the Neva, St Petersburg (engraving)
1613923 Russian Sketches, Laplanders on the Neva, St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Sketches, Laplanders on the Neva, St Petersburg)

The Annual Blessing of the Neva Waters on the Breaking-up of the Ice, the Ceremony before the Czar outside the Winter
1629294 The Annual Blessing of the Neva Waters on the Breaking-up of the Ice, the Ceremony before the Czar outside the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (b/w photo) by English Photographer

A Post of Honour on the Czars Guard, the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Preobrajenski Regiment on Night Duty at
1628598 A Post of Honour on the Czars Guard, the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Preobrajenski Regiment on Night Duty at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (litho) by Frenzeny

The late Emperor Alexander II riding in a Sledge through St Petersburg (engraving)
1590297 The late Emperor Alexander II riding in a Sledge through St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Types of the Russian Army (engraving)
1594731 Types of the Russian Army (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the Russian Army)

The Meeting of the Emperors, the Review at Krasnoe Selo, near St Petersburg (engraving)
1595527 The Meeting of the Emperors, the Review at Krasnoe Selo, near St Petersburg (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrival of the New Emperor and Empress of Russia at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (engraving)
1590492 Arrival of the New Emperor and Empress of Russia at the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Citadel Church, St Petersburg, where the late Emperors Body Lay in State (engraving)
1590309 The Citadel Church, St Petersburg, where the late Emperors Body Lay in State (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Citadel Church, St Petersburg)

Entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (engraving)
1590296 Entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg)

St Petersburg in 1706 and 1856 (engraving)
1097770 St Petersburg in 1706 and 1856 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Petersburg in 1706 and 1856)

Views in Moscow and St Petersburg (engraving)
1097733 Views in Moscow and St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in Moscow and St Petersburg)

The Hereditary Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch of Russia, Czarevitch (engraving)
1061632 The Hereditary Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovitch of Russia, Czarevitch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Russia, Count Loris Melikoff, formerly Dictator, and now Minister of the Interior
1060203 Russia, Count Loris Melikoff, formerly Dictator, and now Minister of the Interior, driving in the Streets of St Petersburg (engraving) by English School

The Tsar watching the March Past of his Bodyguard (2nd Cossack Guards) at the Spring Review on the Champs de Mars
1040412 The Tsar watching the March Past of his Bodyguard (2nd Cossack Guards) at the Spring Review on the Champs de Mars, St Petersburg (litho) by Haenen

Alms for Poor Prisoners, Russian Students in the Streets of St Petersburg on their Way to Siberia (litho)
1040929 Alms for Poor Prisoners, Russian Students in the Streets of St Petersburg on their Way to Siberia (litho) by Haenen

The Late Czar Alexander II (engraving)
1037661 The Late Czar Alexander II (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Czar Alexander II)

The Marriage at St Petersburg, State Ball in the St Georges Hall of the Winter Palace (engraving)
1103692 The Marriage at St Petersburg, State Ball in the St Georges Hall of the Winter Palace (engraving) by English School

The Imperial Marriage at St Petersburg, the Bride kissing the Cross (engraving)
1103674 The Imperial Marriage at St Petersburg, the Bride kissing the Cross (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imperial Marriage at St Petersburg)

The Royal Marriage at St Petersburg, the English Ceremony, in the Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace (engraving)
1105808 The Royal Marriage at St Petersburg, the English Ceremony, in the Alexander Hall of the Winter Palace (engraving) by English School

Easter Eve at the Isaac Cathedral, St Petersburg (engraving)
1105706 Easter Eve at the Isaac Cathedral, St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter Eve at the Isaac Cathedral, St Petersburg)

Blessing the Neva at St Petersburg (engraving)
1105507 Blessing the Neva at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blessing the Neva at St Petersburg)

Arrival of the Emperor of Austria at St Petersburg (engraving)
1105557 Arrival of the Emperor of Austria at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of the Emperor of Austria at St Petersburg)

Tombs of the Russian Imperial Family in the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul at St Petersburg (engraving)
1107812 Tombs of the Russian Imperial Family in the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School

Assassinated Rulers of the World (litho)
1107467 Assassinated Rulers of the World (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assassinated Rulers of the World)

Vera Zassulitch (engraving)
1050046 Vera Zassulitch (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vera Zassulitch. Illustration for The Graphic)

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Mr William Lidderdale (engraving)
1062490 Mr William Lidderdale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr William Lidderdale, Governor of the Bank of England)

Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia (chromolitho)
974486 Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia)

Return of the Finnish Guard to St Petersburg (engraving)
1059889 Return of the Finnish Guard to St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Finnish Guard to St Petersburg)

The War in the East (engraving)
1059611 The War in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in the East)

"Can t Stop", on the Ice Hills, St Petersburg (engraving)
1059607 " Can t Stop", on the Ice Hills, St Petersburg (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Can t Stop", on the Ice Hills)

The Czar of Russia marking Recruits with the Number of their Regiments (engraving)
1059478 The Czar of Russia marking Recruits with the Number of their Regiments (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in the Streets of St Petersburg (engraving)
1058449 The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh in the Streets of St Petersburg (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Laplanders Encampment on the Neva at St Petersburg (engraving)
1058402 A Laplanders Encampment on the Neva at St Petersburg (engraving) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh (engraving)
1058361 The Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh)

Blessing the Neva at St Petersburg, the Crowd carrying away the Consecrated Water after the Ceremony (engraving)
1058354 Blessing the Neva at St Petersburg, the Crowd carrying away the Consecrated Water after the Ceremony (engraving) by English School

Life in Russia, Silly Week at St Petersburg (engraving)
1058566 Life in Russia, Silly Week at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in Russia, Silly Week at St Petersburg)

The Winter Palace, a "Te Deum"in the Imperial Chapel (engraving)
1045506 The Winter Palace, a " Te Deum" in the Imperial Chapel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Winter Palace)

The Approaching Coronation of the Czar of Russia, the Imperial Insignia being taken from the Winter Palace
1044110 The Approaching Coronation of the Czar of Russia, the Imperial Insignia being taken from the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, to the Moscow Railway Station (engraving) by English School

Life in Russia, removing Snow from the Streets of St Petersburg (engraving)
1059360 Life in Russia, removing Snow from the Streets of St Petersburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life in Russia)

The Eastern Question, a Committee for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded preparing Supplies at St Petersburg (engraving)
1053959 The Eastern Question, a Committee for the Relief of the Sick and Wounded preparing Supplies at St Petersburg (engraving) by English School

With the Russians, Photography and the War (engraving)
1049598 With the Russians, Photography and the War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians, Photography and the War)

The King of Sweden and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at St Petersburg
1049259 The King of Sweden and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at St Petersburg, the Luncheon after the Review at Krassnoje Selo (engraving) by English School

Porcelain Vase from The Imperial Manufactory, St Petersburg (chromolitho)
958179 Porcelain Vase from The Imperial Manufactory, St Petersburg (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porcelain Vase from The Imperial Manufactory)

The State Dooma (litho)
725084 The State Dooma (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: The State Dooma, a Member speaking from the Tribune)

A Troika (litho)
725079 A Troika (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Troika. Illustration for St Petersburg (A&C Black, 1910).); © Look and Learn

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