EMPRESS ELIZABETH ALEKSEEVNA (1779-1826)

Details

FRENCH OR RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
EMPRESS ELIZABETH ALEKSEEVNA (1779-1826)
Bronze bust; on a circular bronze socle and cylindrical bronze pedestal applied with a gilt Imperial double-headed eagle, its central shield with a cipher of the letters 'EA'
21 5/8 in. (55 cm.) high, overall

Provenance

Christie's, London, Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art, 12-13 Oct. 2009, lot 275.

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Lot Essay

Elizaveta Alekseevna (born Princess Louise of Baden) came to Russia in 1792, when she was chosen by Empress Catherine II of Russia as a bride for her eldest grandson, Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich of Russia, the future Tsar Alexander I. Her marriage was famously unhappy and she did not find contentment in Russia. Despite her husband's affairs, they drew closer after the premature death of their daughters.

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