Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796), known as Catherine the Great, was the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 1762 until her death in 1796. Lithograph by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte from a portrait by Henri Grévedon, 1827

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Image digitally restored and retouched

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Size: 2853px × 3714px
Location: NYPL: Catherine the Great of Russia
Photo credit: © Digital Image Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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