"This is Potemkin himself!" To the 280th anniversary of His Grace Prince G.A. Potemkin-Tauride

Exhibition December 8, 2019 − March 29, 2020
The State Hermitage holds a large-scale exhibition"This is Potemkin himself!" To the 280th anniversary of His Grace Prince G.A. Potemkin-Tauride.

The exhibition presents thousands of museum objects - works of fine and applied art, books and documents. A significant part of the exhibits, many of which are shown for the first time, are memorial items, works from the personal collections of Potemkin and Catherine II.

The exhibition demonstrates the products of masters of the Potemkin glass factory, Dubrovno watch factory, Tula goldsmiths. The exposition presents the works of artists who received large orders from the Serene Highness Prince or who were in his service: F. Casanova, A. K. Gune, M. Shibanova, M. M. Ivanov, G. I. Kozlov, F. D. Danilov F.I.Shubina, J.-D. Raschett, G.G. Koenig.

Based on site materialsState Hermitage Museum.