Grand Duke in the uniform of a cornet of the Life Guards Dragoon Regiment with the ribbon and the star of the order of St. Andrew. 1896.
Photo:
Russian Empire, Tsarskoe Selo, photo studio of L. Gorodetsky, 1896.
14.7 x 9.4 cm.
The photo is pasted on the branded passe-partout of L. Gorodetsky's photo studio.
Frame:
France, early 20th century.
20 x 16 cm.
Bronze, glass, fabric, cardboard, floral ornament.
Stamp on the back side. "E FRANCE Rd" in Latin on the stamp; the inscription is repeated on the green cloth-covered cardboard backboard of the frame.
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich Romanoff (1877-1943) was Major General of his Majesty's Retinue, third son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanoff and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna Romanoff, grandson of Emperor Alexander II.