The Russian bear and her invincible rider encountering the British legion, engraving 1791, Potemkin, with sword raised overhead and wearing hussar's uniform, riding Catherine the Great who is dressed as a black bear, they approach George III and his ministers, Pitt, Salisbury, and Thurlow, who are carrying spears, three of which have had their points broken off; behind them stand two bishops.
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The Russian bear and her invincible rider encountering the British legion, engraving 1791, Potemkin, with sword raised overhead and wearing hussar's uniform, riding Catherine the Great who is dressed as a black bear, they approach George III and his ministers, Pitt, Salisbury, and Thurlow, who are carrying spears, three of which have had their points broken off; behind them stand two bishops.

Date

1791

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A00_226

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