After Alexander Roslin
Portrait of Empress Catherine II of Russia
Oil on metal, ovoid
9 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches (25.2 x 21cm)
The original 1776 portrait of Catherine the Great by Alexander Roslin, of which this work is a partial copy, is in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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The metal support appears to be tin. Abrasion around the edges. Some shadows, contours and other darker areas reiforced. Probably late 18th century, but possibly later.
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