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Studio portrait of Velika and Nikifor Nikiforovi

Studio portrait of Velika and Nikifor Nikiforovi, © Central State Archivesenlarge

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Object:Studio portrait of Velika and Nikifor Nikiforovi
Description:Full length photograph of a man and a woman sitting on a timber bench. The woman is wearing a long light-coloured high-necked dress and is holding an umbrella and a hat decorated with flowers. The man is wearing a military uniform and a light-coloured hat with a cockade. He is also carrying a sword. He is holding a pair of light-coloured gloves in his left and a flower in his right hand. A painted canvas backdrop is creating the illusion of the scene being set in nature.
Comment:Velika Rashkova Petrova, daughter of Dr. Rashko Petrov and Haritina Salchova Chomakova. Nikifor Nikiforov (1858 - 1935), Bulgarian officer, Bulgarian Minister of War 1911 - 1913), and lieutenant general (as of 1912).
Relations:/o:vase.121
Date:Not after 1888
Location:Sofia
Country:Bulgaria
Type:Photograph
Creator:Karastoyanov, Ivan Anastasov, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 166mm x 109mm
Image: 132mm x 96mm
Format:Cabinet
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:290 Clothing
550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names
560 Social Stratification
560 Social Stratification > 565 Classes
590 Familiy
700 Armed Forces
710 Military Technology > 714 Uniform and Accouterment
720 War
Copyright:Централен Държавен Архив
Archive:Central State Archives, Inv. No.: Ф. 1632К, оп. 1, а.е. 219, л. 1
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Anelia Kassabova
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