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Achille-Isidore Gilbert|Henri-Pierre-Léon-Pharamond Blanchard|Bagantz|Empress Marie Alexandowna|Alexander II

Coronation of Alexander II, Moscow, September 17, 1856: Fireworks Display before the Cadets' Building

1856
Color lithograph
52.7 × 70.5 cm (20.7 × 27.8 in)

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