Lot 1643 , Henry Thomas Ryall after Franz Kruger, mezzotint, 'Nicholas I Emperor of all the Russias', published 1841, visible sheet 76 x 52cm

Henry Thomas Ryall after Franz Kruger, mezzotint, 'Nicholas I Emperor of all the Russias', published 1841, visible sheet 76 x 52cm
£120-180
Nicholas I (1796 – 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt. He is mainly remembered in history as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralisation of administrative policies and repression of dissent. Nicholas had a happy marriage that produced a large family; all of their seven children survived childhood

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