Catherine II of Russia

Philippe de Lasalle

ca. 1771 · Woven and embroidered silk · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The inscription embroidered along the bottom of the portrait proclaims "From the Nile to the Bosphorus, the Ottoman trembles; her people adore her, the world applauds." This was written by the philosopher Voltaire expressly for Lasalle's woven portrait of the Russian empress.

Artist

Philippe de Lasalle

Date

ca. 1771

Medium

Woven and embroidered silk

Culture

French, Lyons

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941