Fine unsigned Japanese Cabinet Photo (Nikolai Alexandrovich, 1852-1907, Rear Admiral of the Russian Imperial Fleet, Archangel Governor in 1901-1904, Director of the Nikolaev Maritime Academy)]

showing him head and shoulders in military uniform with medals and fringed epaulettes, 6½" x 4¼", no place, In the years 1876-1879 he was circumnavigating the Pacific on the Gaydamak Clipper. From 1880-1888 he was an adjutant to the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich. In the late 1880s - early 1890s, he was a naval agent in Franc, commanded various ships, was a member of the temporary branch of the Kronstadt port in St. Petersburg and an expert in the St. Petersburg District Court. From 1898-1901, he commanded the Imperial yacht Standart. In 1900 he became a Rear Admiral. This photo is probably on one of the preliminary tours for the future Tsar Nicholas II and his brother George to the Far East. In 1890 Nicholas, his younger brother George, and their cousin Prince George of Greece, set out on a world tour. As it was unusual to send so many members of the family abroad together they sent ahead to ensure their safety. In fact the tour was cut short when in April 1891, in the city of tsu, Japan, Nicholas was attacked by a deranged Japanese police officer.