Click-to-enlarge (sans cursor) image available from here.This event is known as a bride-show (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page; this, and a few other bride-show paintings). It was the first for Alexis of Russia (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page), won by Maria Miloslavskaya (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page, I have no confirmation that the cursor points to her).So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Researching this, led me to (not my wording)Martha Sobakin: how, having won a beauty contest, marry and die a virgin?but the links within it currently aren’t working. If you’re interested, here are currently working links (again, not my wording) for:Why did the king’s bride turned out in Siberia?How many wives have been Ivan the Terrible?Where are all a living spirit of Ivan the Terrible? Alexandrov Sloboda.As Martha-Governor’s Wife for the liberties of Novgorod and Moscow fought?Malyuta Skuratov. As a relative of three Russian Tsars to fame, becoming a confirmed murderer?but, other than those here, the other links referenced within those currently don’t work.
Click-to-enlarge (sans cursor) image available from here.This event is known as a bride-show (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page; this, and a few other bride-show paintings). It was the first for Alexis of Russia (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page), won by Maria Miloslavskaya (longer Google translated Russian Wikipedia page, I have no confirmation that the cursor points to her).So far, only work by this artist to appear in Mr. Melcher’s blog.Researching this, led me to (not my wording)Martha Sobakin: how, having won a beauty contest, marry and die a virgin?but the links within it currently aren’t working. If you’re interested, here are currently working links (again, not my wording) for:Why did the king’s bride turned out in Siberia?How many wives have been Ivan the Terrible?Where are all a living spirit of Ivan the Terrible? Alexandrov Sloboda.As Martha-Governor’s Wife for the liberties of Novgorod and Moscow fought?Malyuta Skuratov. As a relative of three Russian Tsars to fame, becoming a confirmed murderer?but, other than those here, the other links referenced within those currently don’t work.