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Johann Esaias Nilson
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia

Not on view
Engraving, oval portrait of an 18th-century woman in lace-trimmed gown within an elaborate rococo frame, with putti and allegorical figures below, inscribed 'CATHARINA ALEXIEWNA'
Artist or Maker
Johann Esaias Nilson
Germany, Augsburg, 1721-1788
Title
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
Place Made
Germany
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (22.54 × 16.51 cm) Image: 8 3/8 × 6 in. (21.27 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.89.78
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings