An original & important framed photography of Emperor Nicholas II & French President Raymond Poincaré boarding the Imperial Yacht Alexandria at a navy pier in Saint Petersburg in July 1914, taken by the official court photographer C.E. Hahn & Co., Tsarskoe Selo. The French president was in Russia meeting with Tsar Nicholas II in an effort to strengthen their diplomatic ties on the eve of Russia’s entry into World War I. Image size: 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (16.5 x 22.2 cm). Mat size: 10 1/4 x 14 in. (26 cm x 35.5 cm). Frame: 15 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (39.2 x 49.2 cm).