Portrait of Catherine I of Russia
Louis Caravaque, a French portrait painter, was a native of Gascony. He went to Russia, and in 1716 painted at Astrakhan the portrait of Peter the Great, which has been engraved by Massard and by Langlois. He again painted the Czar in 1723, and subsequently the Empresses Anne and Elizabeth. He died in Russia in 1752. Oil on canvas
Dimensions 80 x 60.5 cm (31.5 x 23.8 in)
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Painting ID:: 83308
Louis Caravaque Louis Caravaque, a French portrait painter, was a native of Gascony. He went to Russia, and in 1716 painted at Astrakhan the portrait of Peter the Great, which has been engraved by Massard and by Langlois. He again painted the Czar in 1723, and subsequently the Empresses Anne and Elizabeth. He died in Russia in 1752. Portrait of Catherine I of Russia Oil on canvas
Dimensions 80 x 60.5 cm (31.5 x 23.8 in)
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