For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress - who reigned from 1762 ...
Girls of Great ... coronation in 1953. She continued to wear the tiara throughout her reign, including during a banquet in ...
Portrait of Empress Catherine II (1729-1796) in Her Coronation Robes ... of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, 17th century. Found in the Collection of The Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation ...