Royalty
[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution), ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA (1872-1918, the Tsarina)]
Fine original unsigned postcard engagement photo,
showing the couple with the Tsarevitch seated holding a Faberge cigarette case and the beautiful young Princess looking lovingly down on him, 5½ x 3½, in a charming contemporary frame decorated with leaves, no place, Coburg, April
Item Date: 1894
Background
This photo was taken by E. Uhlenhuth in Coburg.The future Tsar of Russia got engaged to Alexandra on 20th April 1894 when they were both in Coburg for the wedding of Princess Victoria Melita to Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse.
slight damage to the frame
Stock No. 28923