Commissioned for San Francisco millionaire Kate Birdsall Johnson, the painting includes 42 of the collector's favorite cats.

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For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood ...

Though she’s now widely remembered as Catherine the Great, she was born Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst in 1729, and grew up in an impoverished but noble family with social connections in high places.

3. Catherine the Great reformed education in Russia. When Catherine became empress, education was inconsistent, unreliable, and exclusively available for those who could afford it.

In Catherine’s case, when she was born in 1729, she was named Sophie Friederike Auguste, daughter of a noble German family, although one that was fairly minor and obscure. Nevertheless, Sophie caught ...