To most of us pictures of Standart are best known in combination with the Imperial Family enjoying a vacation in the Finnish skerries. Among the best well known photographs are the six family photo albums from the collection of Anna Vyrobova, currently stored in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of the Yale University.
Curiously enough are pictures of Standart in her role as "Ship of State" less well known. In the coming days I will post pictures of Standart in the role that fitted her to my mind best, displaying in every detail the secular power of her owner.
Below the first photograph in this series, Emperor Nicholas II and his family on a State Visit to Romania during the long hot summer of 1914, just prior to the outbreak of the Great War.
All window shutters on the main deck have been opened in exactly the same position (something we will see back in other "State Visit" pictures) and Standart looks pristine.
Curiously enough are pictures of Standart in her role as "Ship of State" less well known. In the coming days I will post pictures of Standart in the role that fitted her to my mind best, displaying in every detail the secular power of her owner.
Below the first photograph in this series, Emperor Nicholas II and his family on a State Visit to Romania during the long hot summer of 1914, just prior to the outbreak of the Great War.
All window shutters on the main deck have been opened in exactly the same position (something we will see back in other "State Visit" pictures) and Standart looks pristine.
I am delighted to have found this blog! I've always been interested in the Romanovs and the history of the Holy Russian Empire as well as the means of transportation the Imperial Family used. The Shtandart has always been one of my favourite vessels to study. Thank-you for creating this blog and website! I hope to see more as it continues to grow!
ReplyDelete-Shawn.