Corporal James Mack 1856, September Residence used by the 6th Duke of Devonshire when Ambassador Extraordinary at the coronation of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia [Photograph album of Moscow and St Petersburg]
Photograph of the residence used by the 6th Duke of Devonshire when Ambassador Extraordinary at the coronation of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia in 1826. The building is in the classical style with three storeys and a central portico with six corinthian columns and a pediment. It is surrounded by a fence and there are two statues of lions on pillars either side of the gate. The 6th Duke of Devonshire attended the coronation of Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia as the British Representative. In 1856 his nephew Lord Granville led the British delegation at the coronation of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. This is one of a series of photographs taken by Corporal J Mack during the coronation celebrations of 1856.
