Catherine the Great
Subtitle: treasures of Imperial Russia from the State Hermitage Museum, Leningrad
By: [edited by Isabella Forbes and William Underhill ; editorial co-ordinator and translator, Mark Sutcliffe].
Contributors: Forbes, Isabella.; Underhill, William.; Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Publisher: Booth-Clibborn
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796; Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) -- Catalogs; Art -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- Catalogs
Description: "Catherine the Great started her collection in 1764 to decorate the Winter Palace. The treasures are now housed in The Hermitage museum in Leningrad. This book presents a selection of these treasures, including jewellery, such as a gold, diamond and sapphire snuff box, diamond watches, chalices, table services, armour, tapestries, dresses and portraits of her and her courtiers."--Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-205).