Viktor MIKHAILOVITCH VASNETSOV (1848-1926) - Lot 100

Viktor MIKHAILOVITCH VASNETSOV (1848-1926) Illustrated banquet menu for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II on May 14, 1896. Chromolithograph with inscriptions in Russian: Gloire au Seigneur au ciel, gloire! Glory to our Tsar on earth, glory! Glory to the entire Russian people! Glory to his faithful servants! Glory to his illustrious hosts! May truth be for Russia more beautiful than the sun! And this song we sing to the glory of bread, we pay homage to bread! Glory! To the elderly as consolation! To good people as an echo, glory! Glory ad vitam aeternam, Glory! On the menu: Rassolnik (traditional Russian soup) Borsh Pirojki Asparagus Salad Sturgeon Steamed lamb Pheasant jelly Sweet fruit dipped in wine Ice cream Freckles, stains 95 x 37.5 cm We would like to thank Ariadna Tchatchanidzé for kindly translating the text of these menus for us.