Catherine the Great Walking in the Park by Vladimir Borovikovsky Art Print
An archival premium Quality Art Print of Catherine the Great Walking in the Park at Tsarskoye Selo by Vladimir Borovikovsky for sale by Brandywine General Store. The artist finished this oil on canvas in the year 1794. The size of the original artwork is 37 by 26 inches and it now hangs in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia. The picture shows the Empress Catherine the Great Walking with her favorite dog in the park at Tsarskoye Selo and the artist has her in an unconstrained and even intimate pose. Borovikovsky portrays her as a regular grandmotherly type person, more in line with the common people, instead of the ruler of Russia. The Chesme column is in the background, this monument commemorates three Russian Naval victories in the Russo - Turkish War which was fought from 1768 to 1774. Famous people art print #09