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| Keywords: Catherine II at horse after Eriksen (priv.coll).jpg A very fine and rare miniature on ivory Catherine the Great in Uniform on Horseback Watercolour on ivory under glass and in a frame decorated with tortoiseshell and gold and mother-of-pearl inlay Portrait of the young Grand Duchess Catherine on horseback she sits proudly on a brocade saddle upon a white horse She turns to the right; her hair is loosely gathered at the nape of her neck and she wears a tricorn hat and a red officer's uniform with a green sash She holds a raised sword in her hand In the background is a hilly landscape with shrubs and trees In the lower right corner is the signature Eriksen The original portrait by Eriksen was painted in 1762 and shows Catherine the Great on her horse Brilliante before the monastery of St Sergej Next to her stands vice chancellor Prince Golitsyn holding the documents of her accession Princess Dashkova recalls in her memoirs how the empress borrowed a uniform of the Preobrazhensky Regiment from Captain Talyzin A larger version of this portrait is in the Russian Museum in Leningrad As with most of Catherine's manoeuvers the portrait performs multiple functions it establishes her as a commanding figure worthy of the crown indicates her planned style of rule signals her support for the military and distances her from the disastrous policies of Peter III-all while hinting at her intent to lead Russia by the principles of Enlightenment http //www invaluable com/auction-lot/signed-eriksen- -128-x-89-mm -circa-1762-205-c-3262a1c39a 18th c after Eriksen Equestrian portraits of Catherine II Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Catherine II in portrait miniatures Private collections of Russian art PD-old | ||||
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