Aleksandr pervyi ... Alexander the First Emperor and Autocrater of all the Russias / [graphic] =

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Title: Aleksandr pervyi ... Alexander the First Emperor and Autocrater of all the Russias / [graphic] =
Alternative Title: Alexander the First Emperor and Autocrater of all the Russias
Creator: Walker, James, approximately 1748-approximately 1822, printmaker, publisher
Contributor: Kügelgen, Gerhard von, 1772-1820, artist.
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publisher.
Published / Created: [1 May 1803]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published May 1, 1803, by Jas. Walker, No. 8, Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, and at Messrs. John & Josiah Boydell, Shakspear Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside, London
Abstract: "Portrait of Alexander I, Tsar of Russia; half-length, turned slightly towards right but looking at the viewer, in military uniform, with a feather-trimmed bicorne and a sash; below image, coat of arms of the Russian Empire with Alexander's monogramme at centre; after Gerhard von Kügelgen."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Titles engraved below image, in Russian and English.
Dedications engraved beneath each title, in Russian and English. Dedication in English: Dedicated to his Imperial Majesty by his much obliged and most devoted servant James Walker.
From a series of prints published by Walker in 1792: A collection of prints, from the most celebrated pictures in the gallery of her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Second.
In Russian and English.
Provenance: Simon Beattie; April 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 38.3 x 27.6 cm, on sheet 40.2 x 29.8 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Russian
English