EMPEROR NICHOLAS II AND THE TSAREVICH 1915 George Mewes WORLD WAR I PRINT

Original French 11 inch x 15 1/4 inch page with printed photographs titled L’EMPEREUR NICOLAS II ET LE TSAREVITCH

The august Generalissimo of the Russian Armies and his young son, who accompanied him to the Imperial Headquarters, wear the uniform of the Cossacks of His Majesty's escort.

Nicholas II (1868 – 1918) was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During the July 1914 Crisis, Nicholas supported Serbia and approved the mobilization of the Russian Army on 30 July 1914. In response, Germany declared war on Russia on 1 August and its ally France on 3 August, starting World War I. After the Bolsheviks took power in the October Revolution of 1917, the family was held in Yekaterinburg, where they were murdered on 17 July 1918.

On the reverse are 2 more photographs Emperor Nicholas II.

Photographs by George Mewes. Mewes worked for the Daily Mirror and went to Russia at the beginning of the war and became a Official Photographer with the Russian Imperial Army. As well as making a photographic record of the fortunes of the Russian army he wrote a series of articles which were syndicated around the world.

The page comes from the French magazine L’ILLUSTRATION, November 1915

The page is in fine condition.