Alexander III, Emperor of Russia with his wife and children
1 of 2 portraits of Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia
Alexander III, Emperor of Russia with his wife and children
by Budtz Müller & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1880s
3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (85 mm x 58 mm) image size
Given by A.W. Russell Moller, 1955
Photographs Collection
NPG x131633
Sittersback to top
- Alexander III, Emperor of Russia (1845-1894), Reigned 1881-94. Sitter in 11 portraits. Identify
- George Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1871-1899), Son of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Michael Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia (1878-1918), Soldier; son of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (Princess Dagmar) (1847-1928), Wife of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia; daughter of Christian IX, King of Denmark; sister of Queen Alexandra. Sitter in 38 portraits. Identify
- Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia (1868-1918), Reigned 1894-1917. Sitter in 24 portraits. Identify
- Olga Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1882-1960), Former wife of Peter Alexandrovich, Duke of Oldenburg, and later wife of Nikolai Alexandrovich Kulikovsky; daughter of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
- Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1875-1960), Wife of Alexander Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia; eldest daughter of Alexander III, Emperor of Russia. Sitter associated with 2 portraits. Identify
Events of 1887back to top
Current affairs
Queen Victoria celebrates her Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of her reign.In what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday', or the Trafalgar Square Riot, the police attack a meeting of the Social Democratic Federation, led by among others) Elizabeth Reynolds, John Burns, Annie Besant and Robert Cunninghame-Graham, killing three and injuring more than 200 crowd members.
Art and science
A Study in Scarlet, the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's detective mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson, is published. One of only four novels (there were a further 56 short stories) featuring Holmes, the mystery turns around the discovery of a corpse in Brixton.The essayist and critic Walter Pater publishes Imaginary Portraits in which he consolidates his doctrine of Aestheticism, 'art for art's sake'.
International
Britain ratifies the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, thus accepting the terms of the International Copyright Act (1886), which abolishes the requirement to register foreign works and introduces an exclusive right to import or produce translations.The British annex Zululand; it becomes part of Natal in 1897.
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