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| Keywords: Jean Pierre Ador - Potpourri Vase with Classical Figures - Walters 57864 - Profile.jpg It is believed that Catherine the Great gave this gold vase to her lover Count Grigorii Grigorevich Orlov Together with his brothers the count organized a coup that placed Catherine on the Russian throne in 1762 The two putti on the lid support a shield bearing the count's monogram Oval medallions have been painted with scenes of Flora personifying spring and Ceres summer Represented on the panels beneath the handles are Milon of Croton a famous Greek athlete of the 6th century BC and Hercules killing the Nemean lion The vase demonstrates the 18th-century goldsmith's mastery of the techniques of casting chasing and chiseling Gold in different colors and in both matte and burnished finishes has been used 1768 gold en plein and painted enamel cm 28 4 accession number 57 864 7359 Grigory Grigorievich Orlov 1734-1783 St Petersburg 1768 by commission or Catherine the Great 1729-1796 St Petersburg 1768 by commission Grigory Grigorievich Orlov St Petersburg date of acquisition unknown by gift Orlov-Davidoff Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Russian Art Icons and Decorative Arts from the Origin to the Twentieth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1959-1960 Russian Enamels The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996-1997 place of origin Saint Petersburg Russia Walters Art Museum license Jean Pierre Ador 18th-century way of life preserved artefacts Collections of the Walters Art Museum Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Potpourri vases | ||||
