Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Ivan the Terrible

Ivan the Terrible

Creator

Alexander Litovchenko (1835-1890), a little-known painter from Imperial Russia.

Proposed caption

Sir Jerome Horsey was a resident of the Russia Company in Moscow from 1572 to 1585. His house next to the Kremlin is still shown to tourists. During his stay in Moscow, Horsey got to know Tsar Ivan the Terrible rather well. In a lively account of his Russian experiences Horsey recalls how the Tsar led him to his Kremlin treasury to boast his riches. The painting represents the precociously aged and short-tempered monarch seated in the Kremlin Armoury, his half-witted heir 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)[reply]
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)[reply]
- 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 Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Additional detail may be found in the article about Alexander Litovchenko. --Ghirla^-трёп- 22:39, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Excellent. Support (but that info should be added to the image page as well)--ragesoss 03:25, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
Support - High quality, striking and colourful. the scanning work is also very good --Childzy ¤ Talk 21:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support Per all above. Bewareofdog 23:45, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - high quality painting and scan.--Svetovid 00:29, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support - strong historical value --Mothmolevna ( © ® ) 12:34, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support per above. Spikebrennan 17:44, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]