Antokolsky M. M. Portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

Antokolsky M. M.

1842, Vilna - 1902, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

Portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna

1896

Marble. 91 х 56 х 36
ПФ-77

Period Late 19th century – Early 20th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Nicolas II (1894-1917) | female portrait | The Romanovs | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | Emperors | hairstyles
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Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918), née Princess Alix Victoria Helena Luise Beatrice of Hesse and by Rhine, was the wife of Emperor Nicholas II (married 1894). Raised in England, she was the favorite granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Her marriage produced four daughters and one son. She was involved in charity and worked with her daughters Olga and Tatyana in a hospital during World War I. According to the recollections of her contemporaries, she was deeply religious. Her character combined a rigidity of beliefs with coldness and an intolerance for others’ opinions. She had a powerful influence over the emperor. She was shot along with her family on 17 July 1918 in Ekaterinburg.

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