# Portrait of Catherine II

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LAMPI, Johann Baptist I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lampi-johann-baptist-i-rb69dd4c32b85d5>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 230 x 132 cm

## Commentary

Portrait of Catherine II 1794 Oil on canvas, 230 x 132 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg Catherine II, called Catherine the Great \(1729-1796\), reigned as Empress of Russia from 1762. She took power after a conspiracy deposed her husband, Peter III \(1728-1762\), and her reign saw the high point of the Russian nobility.

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## Attribution

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