'Portrait of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna', 1758. Artist: Louis Tocque

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'Portrait of the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna', 1758. Detail. The second daughter of Peter the Great and Catherine I, Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762) became empress in 1741 when she overthrew the infant Ivan VI. Her reign saw Russia become involved in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763). At home she commissioned large architectural projects in St Petersburg, many of them designed by her favourite architect, Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

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