Jugate busts of Czarevitch Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia

James Tassie British, Scottish
 After an original by Empress Maria Feodorovna Russian

Not on view

Catherine the Great’s daughter-in-law Maria Feodorovna, born Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, was an accomplished cameo carver. James Tassie produced several glass replicas of the cameo she made of herself alongside her ill-favored spouse, the future Paul I. Most of the replicas, like the original hardstone in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, are dated April 21, Catherine the Great’s name day; the original was presumably Maria Feodorovna’s tribute when that occasion was celebrated in 1791. The Russian court had known contacts with Tassie, whose small glass portraits emulating cameos enjoyed wide circulation, and there can be little doubt that it was to him they turned for replications of Maria Feodorovna’s cameo.

Jugate busts of Czarevitch Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia, James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735–1799 London), Cast glass, British, London

Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Jugate busts of Czarevitch Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia, James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735–1799 London), Cast glass, British, London
Jugate busts of Czarevitch Paul and Maria Feodorovna of Russia, James Tassie (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1735–1799 London), Cast glass, British, London

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.