AFTER A MODEL BY ERNST-JULIUS-WILHELM MEHNERT, PROBABLY SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A Bronze Bust of Emperor Nicholas I
After a model by Ernst-Julius-Wilhelm Mehnert, probably second half 19th century
The Emperor depicted wearing the uniform of the Life-Guards Ataman Regiment of His Imperial Highness the Heir Tsarevich; on a waisted socle and cylindrical plinth applied with an ormolu Imperial double-headed eagle, on a square base, apparently unsigned
19¾ in. (50 cm.) high

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Please note that this bronze was cast after a model by Ernst-Julius-Wilhelm Mehnert, probably second half 19th Century.

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Lot Essay

This bust is after a design by the Prussian sculptor Ernst-Julius-Wilhelm Mehnert (1823-1878). Shortly after the death of Emperor Nicholas I, his successor Emperor Alexander II commissioned from Mehnert a full-length sculpture of Nicholas I in Cossack dress uniform, worn by Nicholas in his capacity as chief of the Life-Guard Cossack Regiment. After his death, this uniform was kept on display in the portrait gallery of the Winter Palace, and later in the Hermitage. Casts of Mehnert's sculpture can be found in the collections of the Hermitage and the Russian Museum.

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