Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ivan the Terrible

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Ivan the Terrible

Alexander Litovchenko's historical painting Ivan the Terrible Showing His Treasury to Jerome Horsey (1875), oil on linen, 153х236 cm.
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

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Promoted Image:Alexander Litovchenko - Ivan the Terrible Showing Treasures to the English Ambassador Jerome Horsey.jpg -- Chris Btalkcontribs 14:21, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]