Prince Alexandr Mikhailovich Dondukov-Korsakov
| Description: | Full-length shot of a bearded man wearing a uniform adorned with many insignia of honor and rank. |
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| Comment: | Prince Alexandr Mikhailovich Dondukov-Korsakov (1820, St. Petersburg – 1893, Polonaia) was the son of Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Korsakov (1794–1869) and Princess Maria Nikitichna Dondukova-Korsakova. As of 1869 he served as General Adjutant and as of 1878 as General of the Cavalry. He took part in the Caucasian War, the Crimean War and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. As of 1878–1879 he was Russia's Supreme Commissar in Bulgaria and helped draft the organizational statutes on which the first Bulgarian constitution was based. According to a hand-written inscription on the back, the photo was taken by Iv. N. Karastojanov. Photograph kept in Anastas Jovanović's album. |
| Date: | Not before 1880, Not after 1890 |
| Location: | Sofia |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | Photograph |
| Creator: | Karastoyanov, Ivan Anastasov (probably), (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 163mm x 113mm |
| Format: | Cabinet |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Keywords: | 290 Clothing > 292 Special Garments 300 Adornment 410 Tools and Appliances > 411 Weapons 550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names 550 Individuation and Mobility > 554 Status, Role, and Prestige 560 Social Stratification 630 Territorial Organisation 660 Political Behavior 700 Armed Forces > 701 Military Organization 710 Military Technology > 714 Uniform and Accouterment 890 Gender Roles and Issues |
| Copyright: | Muzej Primenjene Umetnosti |
| Archive: | Museum of Applied Art, Inv. No.: 10454 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
| Editor: | Ana Djordjevic |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.1032 |