PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS II ON HORSEBACK
Creator(s): Albert Edelfelt (Painter)
On view in: Entry Hall
About this object
Equestrian portrait of Emperor Nicholas II in the uniform of the Finnish Dragoon Regiment and seated on a bay-colored horse. He faces to the left, holding the reins in his left hand and with his right hand obscured, but at his side. His uniform includes a jacket with epaulettes, brimless hat, and riding boots. The horse stands on a grassy knoll, with trees in the right background. In the distance to the left, is a town. The horizon line is low and much of the background is taken up with blue sky and profuse white clouds. This image is a preparatory sketch for a larger portrait now in the museum in Helsinki.
- Object name:
- PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS II ON HORSEBACK
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- Finland
- Date made:
- 1898
- Size:
- 66 × 50.8 cm (26 × 20 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.102
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- DEDICATION à Mlle Lily de Etter In lower left corner. Trans: To Miss Lily de Etter SIGNATURE; DATE A. Edelfelt 1898 In lower left corner.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973