Attack on the Decabrist square by the Horse Guards Regiment on December 14, 1825, Vasily Timm, 1853

During the decembrist revolt initiated by progressive aristocrats, the horse guards regiment intervened to suppress this movement hostile to nicholas i (detail). This painting was commissioned by nicholas i who presented it to the officers of the horse guards regiment. Object Type: painting. Date: 1853. Place of creation: Russia. Dimensions: height: 129 cm (50.7 in); width: 196 cm (77.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Hermitage Museum. Au service des Tsars - attaque du carré des décabristes ЭPЖ-2379 02