the young tsarevich depicted in black uniform with gold epaulettes and an embroidered collar, wearing a blue sash and a star of the Imperial order of Saint Andrew, 41 x 28 mm. (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.), in a gilt brass frame


LOT NOTES:
For a similar but signed version see Bierman, Georg and Brinckmann, Albert E., Die Miniaturensammlung Seiner K?niglichen Hoheit des Grossherzogs Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein, Leipzig, 1917, pl. 130, no. 411. An unsigned version was also featured in Christie's Geneva, November 15, 1988, lot 306.
PROVENANCE:
Christie`s London, November 27, 2007 lot 343