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Prince Gabriel Constantinovich and Antonina Nesterovskaya 1921
Gelatin silver print | 13.8 x 8.9 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2365048
Unknown Person
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich and Antonina Nesterovskaya 1921
Unknown Person
Prince Gabriel Constantinovich and Antonina Nesterovskaya 1921
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Real-photograph postcard of Prince Gabriel Constantinovich (1887-1955) and his wife Antonina Nesterovskaya (1890-1950). Prince Gabriel is leaning against a pillar, his hands clasped together and a walking stick hooked over his left arm. He is wearing a long dark coat, bow tie and hat. Antonina Nesterovskaya is standing beside him to the left, wearing a hat with a feather and veil and a fur stole. There is a lamppost and trees behind them. Prince Gabriel Constantinovich was the second child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich. In 1917 he married Antonina Nesterovskaya in a secret ceremony. He was imprisoned by the Bolsheviks but was released in 1919 and spent his later years in exile in Paris.
Provenance
Presented to the Royal Collection in 2009
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
13.8 x 8.9 cm (image) (image)
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