Statue of Catherine II ('The Great'), St Petersburg, Russia
Monument to Catherine the Great (Catherine II) in Catherine Square, a public garden in St Petersburg, Russia. It was installed in 1873. Below the statue of Catherine are figures representing Potemkin (politician and lover), Princess Dashkova (friend), Derzhavin (poet) and General Suvorov. The Alexandrinsky Theatre can be seen in the background -- it is the oldest Russian national theatre, founded in 1756
Picture No
10693622
Media ID
46575288
Size
3347px x 5331px
(3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1904
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1756 Alexandrinsky Derzhavin Neoclassical Oldest Potemkin Suvorov
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