A Very Rare Antique Cabinet Photograph of Russian Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich, Later Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918)

circa 1884 by photographers of the Imperial Court Levitsky & Son (St Petersburg)

Nicholas is wearing a cavalry uniform with star and sash of the Order of St Andrew, Alexander III coronation medal 1883, and a Suite badge in the form of Tsar Alexander III cipher.

4 x 6 3/8 in. (16,2 x 10,3 cm)

Empressed photographer’s name – Levitsky

The gilded inscription on the back reads: Photographers of Their Imperial Majesties Levitsky and Son St Petersburg Nevsky 28