I think that it might be a photo from his last days, while being held by the Bolsheviks. The royal family was forced to live a (comparatively) simple, country life and there are a bunch of photos of them in casual poses from this period. Before they were murdered.
MATTHEW'S ISLAND 
now that is a rare shot of Nicholas II
I think that it might be a photo from his last days, while being held by the Bolsheviks. The royal family was forced to live a (comparatively) simple, country life and there are a bunch of photos of them in casual poses from this period. Before they were murdered.