The Empress Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762) on Horseback, Attended by a Page  1749

The Artist: Georg Christoph Grooth, who is known mainly for his work in imperial Russia, was born in Stuttgart in 1716 to the Württemberg court painter and composer Johann Christoph Grooth. Like his brothers, who were also artists (see MMA 22.174), Georg Christoph received initial training from his father and studied the old masters directly in the electoral gallery in Lud...