♥ 645
→ 30 Jan 12 at 5 pm
→ 30 Jan 12 at 5 pm
Pair of Flintlock Pistols Belonging to Tsaritsa Catherine the Great, Crafted in St. Petersburg c. approx 1755 (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
♥ 31
→ 07 Mar 11 at 1 am
→ 07 Mar 11 at 1 am
This one rings true to me, even when I’m not in class.
All the time, really.
Anyway, THERE WILL BE MORE.
♥ 207
→ 16 Sep 10 at 12 pm
→ 16 Sep 10 at 12 pm
Aside from being a somewhat epic pimp of sorts, Catherine the Great was also essentially the Tsar of All Russias until 1796. After marrying the wimpy and Prussia obsessed Tsar Peter III in 1762, she and her probable lovers Aleksei and Grigori Orlov decided that she would make a far more badass Tsar. A coup was staged, and she claimed the throne, holding it until her death (horse involved or otherwise).
On that note; it has been decided that she deserves a captioned portrait. Enjoy.
♥ 3
→ 25 Jun 10 at 12 pm
→ 25 Jun 10 at 12 pm
Snuffbox with a Set of Decorative Stones from Saxony , 1780
Germany
Belonging to Catherine the Great
Source: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
→ 19 Jun 10 at 11 pm
Catherine II Wearing a Kokoshnik Headdress (copy)
1830s
Copy from Vigilius Erichsen’s original of 1769-72
Unknown painter
