Title: Russian Horseguards Regiment Description: Standard of the Russian Horseguards Regiment, among the grandest regiments in the Russian Army, composed of men of the country's leading families; it is pictured from 1762, at the time of Peter III (Peter Fyodorovitch; February 21, 1728-July 17, 1762), emperor of Russia for six months in 1762, and bears his coat of arms; he was reportedly mentally immature and very pro-Prussian which made him an unpopular leader; assassinated in a conspiracy led by his wife, Catherine II of Russia (AKA: Catherine the Great; May 2, 1729-November 17, 1796) who succeeded him to the throne; Category: Russia Topic: Catherine the Great Keywords: assassinations, banners, eighteenth century Russia, emperors, empresses, flags, Russia, Russian Horseguards Regiment, standards. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2475 x 2819 (6.98 MPixels) (1.14) Print Size: 21.0 x 23.9 cm; 8.3 x 9.4 inches File Size: 19.99 MB (20,961,944 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000259358c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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