1762 Ekaterina Petrovna Holstein-Beck, Later Princess Bariatinsky by Pietro Antonio Rotari (Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena, California, USA)

Her Wikipedia article, when this image was posted, is:  "Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (23 February 1750 – 20 December 1811) was the member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. She was a daughter of Duke Peter August of Holstein-Beck, who was a Russian field marshal and governor of Estonia, and his second wife, Countess Natalia Golovina.

On 8 January 1767 in Revel, she married Prince Ivan Bariatinsky [ru], the Russian ambassador in France. Their children were: Ivan Ivanovitch, 20th Prince Bariatinski (1772-1825) and Princess Anna Ivanovna Bariatinskaia (1774-1825).

Through their son, they are the 5th great-grandparents of Franca Sozzani.  Aleksandr Baryatinsky, the Russian Field Marshal, was her grandson. By the early 1770s, the couple had been separated.  On 29 March 1800, she purchased Friedrichfelde Castle in Berlin from the printer and publisher Georg Jacob Decker the Younger. With permission from the King, she reverted to her maiden name, and as Duchess Catherine of Holstein-Beck, she led a lavish life, with close ties to the royal family. Besides Friedrichfelde Castle, she owned a town house on Pariser Platz.”

From pinterest.com/hatibovic/art-royal-story/.jpg. Also posted to the Reign of Louis XV - 1715 to 1774 Album.

1762 Ekaterina Petrovna Holstein-Beck, Later Princess Bariatinsky by Pietro Antonio Rotari (Norton Simon Museum - Pasadena, California, USA) From pinterest.com/hatibovic/art-royal-story/.jpg

The fur trim, lace neck band and diamond hair ornaments reinforce her simple dress to show her status.

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