In this painting by Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt, we can see Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich riding his favorite black stallion. The rider is wearing a white summer-style military jacket with a high collar; an unremarkable rural landscape serves as the background. The artist captured the moment when Sergei Mikhailovich stopped the stallion: the sleek animal, captured in movement, becomes the center of the composition.
Sergei Mikhailovich was born into the family of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich; he was the grandson of Emperor Nikolai I. The Grand Duke’s brilliant career began after graduating from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School in Saint-Petersburg. In 1905, he was assigned Inspector General of Russian artillery. He did a lot to prepare and rearm the artillery troops before the war.
Sergei Mikhailovich was born into the family of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich; he was the grandson of Emperor Nikolai I. The Grand Duke’s brilliant career began after graduating from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School in Saint-Petersburg. In 1905, he was assigned Inspector General of Russian artillery. He did a lot to prepare and rearm the artillery troops before the war.
