4: 19th-Century Carriages

The 19th-century carriages in the display were made by craftsmen of the Court Carriage Establishment and the factories belonging to Tuliakov, Christian Tatzky, the Yakovlev brothers and the Frobelius brothers. The variety of type and purpose of the vehicles reflects the changes of style and direction in this form of applied art. The 1807 carriage created by the St Petersburg craftsman G. Geiger for Emperor Alexander I is a typical example from the first half of the 19th century. The striving after simplicity and expressiveness in form manifested itself in the creation of the droshkies, also made for Alexander I by the craftsman D. Yakovlev. The state carriage made by the Yakovlev brothers demonstrates the fascination with the styles of the past typical of the era of Historicism. Here too visitors can view the large-capacity wagonette of Paul I, the coupé of Nicholas I, a two-seater phaeton and sleighs.