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Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian
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The abbreviated Russian legend translates: "By the grace of God, Catherine II, empress and sovereign of all Russia."
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Title: Catherine II The Great, Empress of Russia
Artist:
Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire)
Date: 1771
Culture: French, Chaumont-sur-Loire
Medium: Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood
Dimensions: Diameter (without frame): 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1952
Accession Number: 52.189.11
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