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Couple being married in front of a crowd of dignitaries
Russia, Royalty & the Romanovs
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GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

Snuffbox with inset miniature of Catherine II of Russia (1729-96)

c.1783

RCIN 19122

The Russian court followed European practice, creating richly decorated gold boxes adorned with the ruler’s portrait as diplomatic gifts. The miniature of Catherine II is after a portrait by Dmitri Levitsky.

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