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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'

Johann Esaias Nilson, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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