French School, late 19th Century

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French School, late 19th Century
Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia (1709-62), full face in low-cut muslin shift, fur coat and hat tied with a blue ribbon, a pearl and jewelled brooch at corsage and on her hat, gold earrings
gilt-metal frame with ribbon surmount
oval, 2.5/8in. (67mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration

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Elizabeth Petrovna, empress of Russia from 1741 was the youngest daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She came to power in a military coup which ousted the infant Ivan VI. She created a brilliant court and the University of Moscow (1755); the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg (1758); and built the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg