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The Empress Dowager and the Grand Duchess Eugénie in a Carriage

1896-05-26
4.3
xx 1m
Documentary
Shot in 1896 by a Lumière cameraman, this short actuality shows three horse-drawn carriages, escorted by liveried footmen and soldiers, arriving as part of the coronation festivities in Moscow. The passengers are identified as the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Eugénie. A brief but vivid glimpse of imperial pomp during the celebrations for Tsar Nicholas II’s coronation.

Producer

Louis Lumière

Director

Francis Doublier

Producer

Auguste Lumière

Status

Released

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Société Lumière