Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881). Czar of the Russian Empire. Assassination of the Czar by a bomb thrown by Ignati Grinevitski at the feet of the Czar. St. Petersburg. Explosion of the bomb that mortally wounded Emperor Alexander II on the Catherine Canal pier, in the afternoon of March 13t, 1881. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881. Later colouration.

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