'Daughters of T.I.M. Czar & Czarina of Russia'

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by Boissonnas & Eggler, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, mid 1910s
5 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. (138 mm x 88 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x197405

Sittersback to top

Anastasia, Grand Duchess of Russia (1901-1918), Daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 8 portraits. Identify
Maria, Grand Duchess of Russia (1899-1918), Daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia (1895-1918), Daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
Tatiana, Grand Duchess of Russia (1897-1918), Daughter of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia. Sitter in 10 portraits. Identify

Artistsback to top

J. Beagles & Co (active 1903-), Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 578 portraits.
Boissonnas & Eggler, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.

Portrait setback to top

Terence Pepper gift: photographs, prints and drawings, 1808-2008

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1913back to top

Current affairs

The Suffragette, Emily Davison dies after stepping out in front of the King's horse as a protest at the Epsom Derby. In the same year the Liberal government passed the Cat and Mouse Act allowing them to release and re-arrest Suffragettes who went on hunger strike while in prison. Davison, herself, had been on hunger strike and was force-fed while detained at Holloway Prison.

Art and science

Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring comes to London following its premier at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Audiences were shocked by Stravinsky's rhythmic and dissonant musical score and by the violent jerky dancing of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, which were intended to represent pagan ritual.

International

Henry Ford introduces the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, rapidly increasing the rate at which the famous Model T could be manufactured, leading to massive growth in the motorcar industry and demonstrating to other industries the efficiency of mass production.

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