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Academy of Fine Arts, 1765

 Item
Identifier: DM/89

Scope and Contents

Academy of Fine Arts.

Obverse: bust of Yekaterina Velikaya (Empress Catherine II of Russia) (Catherine the Great) (1729-1796).

Reverse: a man is holding a laurel branch with his left hand; he is surrounded by objects connected with the fine arts: a palette, the top end of a column and a bust.

Exergue: 1765.

Dates

  • Creation: 1765

Language of Materials

Russian

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

1 medal : Copper ; 53 mm

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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