2625 - Romanov Dynasty—Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in uniform (carte de visite, full-length standing portrait), with his favorite dog, Milord. Saint Petersburg, Levitsky Studio, (early 1860s). Vintage. Albumen print, mounted on gray cardboard. Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 cm. Cardboard dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 cm.

Romanov Dynasty—Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in uniform (carte de visite, full-length standing portrait), with his favorite dog, Milord. Saint Petersburg, Levitsky Studio, (early 1860s). Vintage. Albumen print, mounted on gray cardboard. Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 cm. Cardboard dimensions: 10.5 x 6.5 cm. The cardboard bears the studio’s name “Levickij” (in Cyrillic) printed on the lower left edge. The dog Milord is depicted in various photographs from the time of Alexander II. — The cardboard has a stain on the lower right edge extending onto the photograph, as well as a later annotation in lead on the reverse. - Provenance: Formerly owned by Grand Duchess Maria Aleksandrovna (1853–1920), the younger daughter of Alexander II of Russia from his first marriage, Duchess of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; private collection in Switzerland; private collection in southern Germany.