1740s Peter III and Catherine by Georg Christoph Grooth (Odessa Art Museum, Odessa Ukraine)

This Grooth is more complimentary of Catherine than the one where she wears a yellow dress, but domestic bliss was simulated for public consumption.

Knowing Me, Knowing You

For Peter III, breaking up was very hard to do.

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