BUST OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor) , Unknown (Foundry)

On view in: French Drawing Room

About this object

Empress Elizabeth (Elizaveta Alekseevna, wife of Alexander I) faces slightly to the right. Shield has cipher EA interlaced.

Object name:

BUST OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH (ONE OF TWO)

Made from:

Bronze

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

1810

Size:

50.8 cm (20 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

14.40.2

Class:

METAL

Signature marks:

MONOGRAM EA in ormolu on shield, front of pedestal

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973