AW990: Antique 18th Century French Oil Portrait Painting of Catherine the Great Karelian Birch Frame 24 1/4" x 20

Frame 24 1/4" x 20 1/4"

Very good condition

She encouraged young Sacha to paint and draw

Comments on This Painting: Alfred Morris - Sheep in a Highland Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting presented in original gold gilt frame

Note: Restoration of the finish on this table has been completed except for the final french polish

AW990: Antique 18th Century French Oil Portrait Painting of Catherine the Great Karelian Birch Frame 24 1/4" x 20Antique 18th Century French Oil Portrait Painting of Catherine the Great. Oil on relined canvas with slight restorations. Attached to verso is a 1921 ownership label attributed to Prince Belowsselsky Belozersky of Petrograd (surviving member of Russian nobility after the 1917 Russian Bolshevik revolution. Dimensions: Frame: 41 3 4" x 34 1 2"; Sight: 34 1 2" x 27 1 4" Note: Catherine the Great (Catherine II) was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762