The Czar on horse – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The Czar on horse comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Czar on horse
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The title identifies the subject as a czar on horseback, but the record marks it as unverified, so the rider and the occasion remain uncertain. Russia's tsars were closely tied to the army and to ceremonial horsemanship, and mounted appearances were a long-standing way for the imperial court to display authority. The picture comes from the Bain News Service, a New York agency that supplied newspapers with photographs in the early twentieth century, and its glass negatives cover a wide range of news subjects. Viewers interested in the period may find it useful to compare the composition with other mounted portraits of European royalty from the same era.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 707 × 944 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12363 |
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