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The Grand Embassy of Peter the Great
The Grand Embassy was the name given to the long Western European tour that Tsar Peter I of Russia (aka Peter the Great, r. 1682-1725) undertook during 1697-1698. Peter was joined by hundreds of people, including noblemen, his friends, volunteers...
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Prussian Officers Sharpen Their Swords on the Steps of the French Embassy in Berlin, 1806
Hoping to provoke war with France, Prussian officers of the elite Life Guards Regiment sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the summer of 1806. Drawing by Felician Myrbach, 1906.
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A Member of the Great Embassy
A member of the Great Embassy, oil on canvas, unknown artist of the Flemish school, 1697. The ambassador is shown in a half-length portrait turned to the left, looking towards the viewer. He wears a red cap and a red jacket, both trimmed...
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The Grand Embassy Arrives in Amsterdam
The Grand Embassy arrives in Amsterdam.
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The VOC Wharf and Warehouse in Amsterdam
Image of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) warehouse and the shipyard in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which would have inspired Peter on his Grand Embassy trip to Western Europe. Copper engraving coloured by hand by Joseph Mulder.
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Peter I Travelling Across Europe
Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725) in Russian dress during the Grand Embassy (1697-1698).
Austrian National Library, Vienna.
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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, As a Young Man
Portrait of Emperor Leopold I as a young man, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, oil on canvas by Benjamin Block, 1631-1689. Private collection. This portrait of the young monarch is rare as it depicts Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor...
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Practice Fight of the Dutch Fleet in Honour of Peter the Great
Detail of Practice fight on the IJ in honour of Tsar Peter the Great on 1 September 1697, oil on canvas, by Abraham Storck, c. 1700.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Sophie Charlotte Princess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Queen in Prussia, oil on canvas by Noël Jouvenet, 17th century. Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin. Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg & Handrick, Roland (1999...
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Portrait of Augustus II of Poland
Portrait of Augustus II of Poland (r. 1694-1733), the Elector of Saxony. Commonly known as Augustus II the Strong, oil on canvas by Louis de Silvestre, c. 1720.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.