Catherine II by J.B.Lampi (Deutsches Historisches Museum), Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, 1793 or 1794
Tsarina catherine ii of russia (1729-1796) with diadem and coronation mantle, around 1794. Sophie friederike auguste of anhalt-zerbst married the russian heir to the throne peter iii in 1745 and bore the name catherine from then on. After she had deposed peter in 1762, she ruled the tsarist empire alone. Date: 1793 or 1794. Medium: oil. Collection: Deutsches Historisches Museum.