Upgrade image from Wikimedia replaces image originally posted 8 August 2010. Also posted to Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst’s Subalbum here.
This Ericksen portrait from 1762-1764 starkly shows the flatness and rectangular lines of court full dress with narrow panniers unbroken by robes.
Keywords: 1762, Ericksen, Catherine II, Yekaterina Alekseyevna, Yekaterina Velikaya, Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, Figchen, Catherine the Great, Princess, Tsaritsa, Ascania family, Romanov family, Russian, long straight coiffure, crown, fitted bodice, scoop neckline, lace bertha, order sash, order star, elbow length sleeves, lace forward-back flared engageantes, vee waistline, panniers, shoes, fan, regalia