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title: Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great
author: Georg Christoph Grooth
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17782/tsar-peter-iii--catherine-the-great/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-08-22
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# Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great

_Authored by Georg Christoph Grooth_

## Image File

[![Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17782.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17782.jpg)

## Image Caption

A Portrait of [Tsar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tsar/) Peter III and his wife, the future [Catherine the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Catherine_the_Great/), oil on canvas by Georg Christoph Grooth, c. 1745.

Odesa Fine Arts Museum, Odesa, Ukraine.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Grooth, G. C. (2023, August 21). Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17782/tsar-peter-iii--catherine-the-great/>
### Chicago
Grooth, Georg Christoph. "Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 21, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17782/tsar-peter-iii--catherine-the-great/>.
### MLA
Grooth, Georg Christoph. "Tsar Peter III & Catherine the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17782/tsar-peter-iii--catherine-the-great/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_III_and_Catherine_II_by_Grooth_(copy_in_Odessa).jpg) by **Georg Christoph Grooth**. Submitted by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/ "User Page: Liana Miate"), published on 21 August 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.