Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ivan the Terrible
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Ivan the Terrible
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Alexander_Litovchenko_-_Ivan_the_Terrible_Showing_Treasures_to_the_English_Ambassador_Jerome_Horsey.jpg/275px-Alexander_Litovchenko_-_Ivan_the_Terrible_Showing_Treasures_to_the_English_Ambassador_Jerome_Horsey.jpg)
- Creator
Imperial Russia
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- Proposed caption
Sir
Fyodor standing behind, a group of distrustful boyars whispering at a distance, the Tsar's jester in a skomorokh
cap addressing Horsey, who is accompanied by another guest in foreign attire.
- Reasons and articles
I believe the image provides an exceptional illustration of our articles about
Russia Company and Jerome Horsey
.
- Nominate and support. --Ghirla-трёп- 19:33, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. It's a good image and potentially FP-worthy, but we don't know enough about it. How big is the original painting? What medium? Where is it now? Something more than painter and year.--ragesoss 07:49, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- I've added all the info from the image page, which includes everything you asked for except where the painting is currently located. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-09-07 17:15Z
- The painting hangs in the St. Petersburg. Additional detail may be found in the article about Alexander Litovchenko. --Ghirla-трёп- 22:39, 8 September 2007 (UTC)]
- Excellent. Support (but that info should be added to the image page as well)--ragesoss 03:25, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
- The painting hangs in the
- I've added all the info from the image page, which includes everything you asked for except where the painting is currently located. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-09-07 17:15Z
- Support Excellent detail. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-09-07 17:16Z
- Support - Enc for Ivan. I note that he doesn't appear to be sitting in the linked Ivory Throne, which has rounded rather than square handrests. Also, this picture would make an excellent jigsaw puzzle. --Sean 21:50, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Support - High quality, striking and colourful. the scanning work is also very good --Childzy ¤ Talk 21:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Support Per all above. Bewareofdog 23:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Support - high quality painting and scan.--Svetovid 00:29, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
- Support - strong historical value --Mothmolevna ( © ® ) 12:34, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
- Support per above. Spikebrennan 17:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Promoted Image:Alexander Litovchenko - Ivan the Terrible Showing Treasures to the English Ambassador Jerome Horsey.jpg -- Chris B • talk • contribs 14:21, 11 September 2007 (UTC)