Allen, Brian
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Hardcover
328 pages
40 B&w Illustrations, 200 Colour Plates
Published: 1996
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN / EAN: 0300069464
In the 18th century, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great and some of her courtiers developed a taste for British art, and collected some spectacular items. This study tells the story of the acquisition of these treasures and of the cultural relations