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Monument to Nicholas I, Saint Petersburg

E. Huard

Artwork Details

Monument to Nicholas I, Saint Petersburg
1865
E. Huard
albumen print on paper
7 1/4 in x 10 in (18.41 cm x 25.4 cm);20 1/8 in x 16 1/8 in (51.12 cm x 40.96 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
1990/2.19.1

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Description

Subject Matter:

Taken by prolific but little known photographer E. Huard, this photograph is one of many scenes Huard photographed in Saint Petersburg in the 1850s and 1860s. This view focuses on the bronze equestrian statue of Nicholas I of Russia, which was installed in front of the newly constructed Saint Isaac's Cathedral in 1859. The sculpture, which is centered in the composition and taken from below, emphasizes the upward thrust of the rearing horse, a technically sophisticated design that is notable for being the first equestrian statue in Europe with only two support points--the horse's two hooves.

Physical Description:

Photograph depicting an equestrian statue of Nicholas I of Russia in St. Isaac Square, Saint Petersburg.

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