Antique Imperial Russian Levitsky Photo Tsar Alexander Romanov Preobrazhensky

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Rare photo of Tsar Alexander III wearing the uniform of the Leib-Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, and also the Order of St George (4th Class) on his chest, awarded for his role in the 1888 Borki train disaster. The photographer is the renowned Levitsky studio, embossed in the right hand corner.

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Size: 10.5 x 16 cm approx