ALEXEY ALEXANDROVICH (1850-1908), Grand Duke
Lotto 239
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Cabinet photo of the Grand Duke in the uniform of an Admiral of the
Navy of the Russian Empire with the order of St. George. SPb.: Tsar
court photographer C. I. Bergamasco, circa 1885, Branded Passepartout.
16X11,5 cm.
Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich (1850-1908) was the fourth son of
Emperor Alexander II and Empress Maria Alexandrovna. Member of the
State Council, Senior Commander of the Navy and Maritime Department,
and Chairman of the Admiralty Council, the last Admiral-General of the
Russian Empire.
Karl Ivanovich Bergamasco (1830-1896) was a Russian photographer of
Italian origin. He was one of the most fashionable and successful portrait
painters of the XIX century. Bergamasco’s works have won gold and
silver medals at exhibitions in Russia and Europe. In 1863, Bergamasco
became the «photographer of the Imperial theaters». In 1865, he was
appointed «photographer of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Nikolai
Nikolaevich» (the elder). In 1896, Bergamasco was going to film the coronation
of Nicholas II, but died several days before.