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#FirsZhuravlev

History of Portraiture

@oldportraiture.bsky.social

#FirsZhuravlev (1836-1901)
Portrait of #MarieofHesse and by Rhine (1824-80) Empress of Russia as #MariaAlexandrovna, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1864-5
Hermitage
#HesseDarmstadt #Romanov

August 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM

#FirsZhuravlev (1836-1901)
Portrait of #MarieofHesse and by Rhine (1824-80) Empress of Russia as #MariaAlexandrovna, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1864-5
Hermitage
#HesseDarmstadt #Romanov

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