BUST OF CATHERINE II
Creator(s): Felix Chopin (Foundry) , Fedot Ivanovich Shubin (After)
About this object
Bust of Catherine the Great. She has hair dressed high with a tiara and a crown of laurel leaves. Long curls fall over each shoulder. She is wearing the moiré ribbon of one of the imperial orders. Pedestal base in brass.
- Object name:
- BUST OF CATHERINE II
- Made from:
- Bronze -- brass
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- c. 1870
- Size:
- 41.9 cm (16 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.61
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION Catherine in Cyrillic [On label]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973