Nattier, J.-M. Portrait of Tsarina Catherine

Nattier, J.-M.

1685, Париж — 1766, Париж

Portrait of Tsarina Catherine

1717

oil on canvas. 142,5 х 110
Received in 1947 from the State Tretyakov Gallery; earlier (from 1931) – State Tretyakov Gallery; from 1850 – Winter Palace (Romanov Gallery); until 1850 – Imperial Academy of Arts
State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Period 18th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Peter the Great (1682-1725) | Rossiсa | ceremonial portrait | Сompanion portrait | female portrait | The Romanovs | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | Emperors | hairstyles | secular costume | female costume
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The portrait was painted from life in the Hague in 1717 and sent to France, where Peter was staying at that time. Both Catherine I and Peter liked the painting, so he ordered his own portrait from the artist as a companion piece to the painting. According to the information provided by Alexander Vasilchikov in 1872, the portrait was kept in the former living room of Empress Elizabeth Alexeyevna in the Grand Palace in Tsarskoye Selo; the piece was moved there from the Romanov Gallery.

Catherine Alexeyevna (née Marta Skowrońska (April 15, 1684 – May 6, 1727) Second spouse of Peter the Great (became his wife on February 19, 1712). On May 7, 1724 Peter crowned her as empress-consort and made her his co-ruler. On January, 1725 she became Empress of Russia.

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