Catherine II The Great, Empress of Russia

Jean-Baptiste Nini

1771 · Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The abbreviated Russian legend translates: "By the grace of God, Catherine II, empress and sovereign of all Russia."

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Nini

Date

1771

Medium

Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood

Culture

French, Chaumont-sur-Loire

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1952