Gerald Easter

Excellent book. Well written, well researched, and laced with a wry humour. I would have liked if the authors had thrown in a few more dates here and there. Chapters didn't begin with an indication of the time of events, so I kept going back to previous chapters, or I’d stop reading to check Wikipedia and reorientate myself. Also, as there are no illustrations, I spent a lot of time searching online for images, especially of the paintings, and I wasn’t successful in all cases. However, show more this was a frustration that spoke to how interesting the book was. I highly recommend for those interested in art history, or the life of Catherine the Great.

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