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Designer Philippe de Lasalle French
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The inscription embroidered along the bottom of the portrait proclaims "From the Nile to the Bosphorus, the Ottoman trembles; her people adore her, the world applauds." This was written by the philosopher Voltaire expressly for Lasalle's woven portrait of the Russian empress.
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Title: Catherine II of Russia
Designer:
Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723–1804)
Date: ca. 1771
Culture: French, Lyons
Medium: Woven and embroidered silk
Dimensions:
Overall, loom width: H. 40 x W. 29 1/2in. (101.6 x 74.9cm);
Framed: H. 45 x W. 33 1/2 in. (114.3 x 85.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.78
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