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title: Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup
author: Joachim H. Kaestner
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17783/catherine-ii-on-the-balcony-of-the-winter-palace-o/
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updated: 2023-08-22
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# Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup

_Authored by Joachim H. Kaestner_

## Image File

[![Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17783.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17783.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Catherine II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Catherine_the_Great/) on a balcony of the Winter [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) on the 28th of June, 1762, the day of the coup, watercolour by an unknown artist based on the original painting of Joachim H. Kaestner. Late 18th or early 19th century.

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Kaestner, J. H. (2023, August 21). Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17783/catherine-ii-on-the-balcony-of-the-winter-palace-o/>
### Chicago
Kaestner, Joachim H.. "Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 21, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17783/catherine-ii-on-the-balcony-of-the-winter-palace-o/>.
### MLA
Kaestner, Joachim H.. "Catherine II On the Balcony of the Winter Palace On the Day of the Coup." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Aug 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17783/catherine-ii-on-the-balcony-of-the-winter-palace-o/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5.jpg) by **Joachim H. Kaestner**. 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.