 
Japanese-style Garden
Catherine
the Great
Arts
of 18th-century France
The Reign of Catherine the Great |
Art Collections Gardens Marjorie Merriweather Post Planning Your Visit |
 Catherine
II, also known as Catherine the Great, was tsarina and empress of Russia
from 1762 until her death in 1796. During her 34-year reign, she was
a great patroness of the arts as she followed in the footsteps of Peter
the Great in the Westernization of her country. |
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Follow the links and click on the images below to explore the
Catherine the Great's reign and the objects in Hillwood's collection that
tell her story: |
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