Source:
https://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=13501920
Monday, December 30, 2019
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Mauve Boudoir, year 1900
Source:
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49277452626/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49276982798/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49277452626/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49276982798/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Part of a magazine article mentioning Alexandra, year 1902
Alexandra was featured in this article, Hobbies of the Queens of Europe, written for the Lady's Realm magazine in 1902.
Source:
Lady's Realm: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 12, 1902, article Hobbies of the Queens of Europe
https://books.google.com/books?id=PbIaAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR3&lpg=PR3&dq=%E2%80%9CHobbies+of+the+Queens+of+Europe,%E2%80%9D+Lady%E2%80%99s+Realm+Magazine,+1902&source=bl&ots=1FgW40T_Jx&sig=ACfU3U3v4WcBh6fKSqjdYKDVl6UMrENFgA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-i5Oji9vmAhXQHM0KHeU6C8wQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CHobbies%20of%20the%20Queens%20of%20Europe%2C%E2%80%9D%20Lady%E2%80%99s%20Realm%20Magazine%2C%201902&f=false
The article excerpt:
A great deal has been written about the young Empress of Russia, and opinions about her are very divided. At present very little is known of her real character, except that she is a devoted wife and mother and somewhat reserved to the outside world. Her Majesty has many pleasures in her private life, most of which are shared by her husband. Her hobby may be said to be caricaturing and collecting caricatures — a taste not without its dangers, especially when indulged in by one so high a station as that of Her Majesty. The Empress is a very clever mimic, and she has the ready talent of catching a likeness and transmitting it to paper, so that even those who are most caricatured cannot but laugh at the good-natured way in which their peculiarities are taken off.
It is not everyone who is allowed to peep into the portfolio of the Tzaretza. The Tzar finds this talent of his wife an unfailing amusement; and he himself is not exempted, for the Empress has done many a funny sketch of her lord and master, and has managed to hit off certain characteristics of his in a very clever manner.
Alexandra Feodorowna is, as I have already said, an unknown quantity; but she renders the home-life of her husband very happy, and is devoted to her four little daughters. Without being a talented musician, she is very fond of music, and has a sweet voice. In conversation her tone of voice is peculiar, though not unpleasant; but there is a little break in the voice at times which is unusual and which many people say is an indication of hidden characteristics which will later surprise the world.
Above: Alexandra. Photo courtesy of TatianaZ on Flickr.
Source:
Lady's Realm: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 12, 1902, article Hobbies of the Queens of Europe
https://books.google.com/books?id=PbIaAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR3&lpg=PR3&dq=%E2%80%9CHobbies+of+the+Queens+of+Europe,%E2%80%9D+Lady%E2%80%99s+Realm+Magazine,+1902&source=bl&ots=1FgW40T_Jx&sig=ACfU3U3v4WcBh6fKSqjdYKDVl6UMrENFgA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-i5Oji9vmAhXQHM0KHeU6C8wQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CHobbies%20of%20the%20Queens%20of%20Europe%2C%E2%80%9D%20Lady%E2%80%99s%20Realm%20Magazine%2C%201902&f=false
The article excerpt:
A great deal has been written about the young Empress of Russia, and opinions about her are very divided. At present very little is known of her real character, except that she is a devoted wife and mother and somewhat reserved to the outside world. Her Majesty has many pleasures in her private life, most of which are shared by her husband. Her hobby may be said to be caricaturing and collecting caricatures — a taste not without its dangers, especially when indulged in by one so high a station as that of Her Majesty. The Empress is a very clever mimic, and she has the ready talent of catching a likeness and transmitting it to paper, so that even those who are most caricatured cannot but laugh at the good-natured way in which their peculiarities are taken off.
It is not everyone who is allowed to peep into the portfolio of the Tzaretza. The Tzar finds this talent of his wife an unfailing amusement; and he himself is not exempted, for the Empress has done many a funny sketch of her lord and master, and has managed to hit off certain characteristics of his in a very clever manner.
Alexandra Feodorowna is, as I have already said, an unknown quantity; but she renders the home-life of her husband very happy, and is devoted to her four little daughters. Without being a talented musician, she is very fond of music, and has a sweet voice. In conversation her tone of voice is peculiar, though not unpleasant; but there is a little break in the voice at times which is unusual and which many people say is an indication of hidden characteristics which will later surprise the world.
Above: Alexandra. Photo courtesy of TatianaZ on Flickr.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Mauve Boudoir, year 1899
Source:
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/47034956111/in/album-72157706508137595/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/47034956111/in/album-72157706508137595/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Alexandra and Victoria Melita in the imperial bedroom, year 1900
Source:
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49254348703/in/album-72157712306446702/
(photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/49254348703/in/album-72157712306446702/
(photo courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Mauve Boudoir, year 1898
Source:
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/46121306825/in/album-72157706508137595/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Ilya Grigoryev on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/149552988@N02/46121306825/in/album-72157706508137595/
(photos courtesy of Ilya Grigoryev)
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Back of the Mauve Boudoir (again)
Source:
https://institutspb.ru/articles/tekuschaya-restavraciya-aleksandrovskogo-dvorca
(photo courtesy of institutspb.ru)
https://institutspb.ru/articles/tekuschaya-restavraciya-aleksandrovskogo-dvorca
(photo courtesy of institutspb.ru)
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Alexandra's coronation dress, year 1896
Source:
https://vk.com/kremlinmuseums?w=wall-51284721_14145
Alexandra's coronation dress, 1896.
(photo courtesy of Kremlin Museums on VK.)
https://vk.com/kremlinmuseums?w=wall-51284721_14145
Alexandra's coronation dress, 1896.
(photo courtesy of Kremlin Museums on VK.)
Alexandra's nurse uniform, 1914-1917
Source:
https://vk.com/hermitage_museum?z=photo-67940544_456242549%2Fwall-67940544_27055
One of Alexandra's nurse uniforms:
(photo courtesy of Hermitage Museum on VK.)
https://vk.com/hermitage_museum?z=photo-67940544_456242549%2Fwall-67940544_27055
One of Alexandra's nurse uniforms:
(photo courtesy of Hermitage Museum on VK.)
Alexandra's dress, year 1910
Source:
https://vk.com/hermitage_museum?z=photo-67940544_456242547%2Fwall-67940544_27055
A dress that Alexandra wore in around 1910.
(photo courtesy of Hermitage Museum on VK,)
https://vk.com/hermitage_museum?z=photo-67940544_456242547%2Fwall-67940544_27055
A dress that Alexandra wore in around 1910.
(photo courtesy of Hermitage Museum on VK,)
The chintz fabric from the bedroom
Source:
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/textile
A sample of the English chintz fabric used for the walls, curtains and upholstery of Alexandra's bedroom.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo collections)
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/textile
A sample of the English chintz fabric used for the walls, curtains and upholstery of Alexandra's bedroom.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo collections)
Alexandra's bedroom, before and after restoration
Source for post-restoration photo:
https://kdflora.tumblr.com/post/187329815063/there-is-some-reconstruction-happening-at-the
(above photo courtesy of kdflora on Tumblr.)
https://kdflora.tumblr.com/post/187329815063/there-is-some-reconstruction-happening-at-the
(above photo courtesy of kdflora on Tumblr.)
Alexandra's regiment uniform
Source:
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/mensdress
Alexandra's uniform and helmet of her Uhlan regiment.
(photos courtesy of the Tsarskoe Selo collections.)
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/mensdress
Alexandra's uniform and helmet of her Uhlan regiment.
(photos courtesy of the Tsarskoe Selo collections.)
Souvenir plate of Alexandra, year 1896
Source:
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/porcelian
This souvenir plate of Alexandra was made in France in 1896.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo collections.)
http://tzar.ru/objects/collections/porcelian
This souvenir plate of Alexandra was made in France in 1896.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo collections.)
Old photo of the Mauve Boudoir
Source:
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_8758
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_8758
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
Old photos of Alexandra's bedroom
Source:
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_1567
(photos courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_1567
(photos courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
Alexandra's cat figurine, 1903
Source:
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_7873
This grey cat figurine was given to Alexandra at Christmas 1903; it was made by August Karlovich Timus at the Imperial Porcelain Factory.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_7873
This grey cat figurine was given to Alexandra at Christmas 1903; it was made by August Karlovich Timus at the Imperial Porcelain Factory.
(photo courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
Pallisander Room, then and now
Source:
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_8691
(photos courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
https://vk.com/tsarskoye_selo_museum?w=wall-27707676_8691
(photos courtesy of Tsarskoe Selo on VK.)
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