L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e ~ D o s t o ï e v s k i

L a - b e a u t é - s a u v e r a - l e - m o n d e  ~  D o s t o ï e v s k i



Friday, March 22, 2019

Imperial cut-up - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich OFF the tennis court, circa 1898-99



I've featured Grand Duke Michael - Misha - in several blog posts over the years, including a full, two-part biography. He's long been my favorite Romanov, and I'm delighted to see him in these images - at the age of about twenty, probably taken at Gatchina - being charmingly foolish, burning off a youthful overabundance of energy.

Also present, left to right, are a lady-in-waiting (?), a sailor, and Misha's younger sister, Grand Duchess Olga.
He looks to have a tennis racket here, so perhaps he stopped goofing around long enough to actually play. ; )

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Misha at about the same age.



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