[EMPEROR NICHOLAS II AND THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR] RARE SET OF - Lot 173

[EMPEROR NICHOLAS II AND THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR] RARE SET OF EIGHTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1900-1910, mostly by Karl Bulla (1853/55-1929), Viktor Bulla (1883- 1938), N. Jourdhon, Gorlenko and other unidentified photographers, depicting preparations by Cossack regiments for the Russo-Japanese War, Emperor Nicholas II blessing a regiment with an icon, a visit by the French delegation, the blessing of the waters during the Epiphany of 1905, and the Revolution of 1905. Five additional photographs of British and Belgian scenes from the same period are included. Photographers: Karl Bulla; Viktor Bulla; Gorlenko; Alexander Nesvetovites; N. Jourdhon (Zhurdon ) ; Stephen Criss ; Central War News Service (editor) ; J. Kuhn (editor) ; some unidentified. Provenance: Sotheby's New York sale, December 12, 1986, lot 185 (in part).