Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II. Bust
Portrait of Emperor Nicholas II. Bust
Russia
Late 19th century
Bronze; casting, patination, chasing, mounting
17.5 x 6.1 x 6.1 cm
The sculptural chest-length bust of Emperor Nicholas II depicts him with his head turned to the left. He is dressed in the uniform of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment with a standing collar and shoulder boards with a monogram; there are six buttons on the chest, along the center, and a cross is in the buttonhole. The bust is mounted on a profiled circular pedestal-stand with a flat square plinth bearing the inscription: NICOLAS II.Marked with an inscription: DEPOSE G.H. // V. CERMAIN
The portrait is a pair to the bust of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (3966/ИЗО).
3965/ИЗО