A Gathering of Peter I (1672–1725)

Versammlung bei Peter I. (1672–1725), Kupferstich, ca. 1714, unbekannter Künstler, Digitalisat: Vissarion, in: Boris B. Glinskij: Carskija děti i ich nastavniki: Istoričeskie očerki dlja junošestva; Sankt Petersburg 1912; Bildquelle: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Peter_I_assembly.jpg.

Tsar Peter I (1672–1725) – who modernized the Russian Empire and, by constructing a new capital and other measures, opened it up to the west – introduced many customs from Europe at his court, including the holding of regular gatherings and balls, at which his second wife Catharine I (1684–1727) and his young daughters Anna (1708–1728) and Elisabeth (1709–1762) were always present. Dancing typically included Polish dances, German minuets and English quadrilles.

A Gathering of Peter I (1672–1725), copperplate engraving, ca. 1714, unknown artist, digitalisation: Vissarion, in: Boris B. Glinskij: Carskija děti i ich nastavniki: Istoričeskie očerki dlja junošestva; St. Petersburg 1912; image source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Peter_I_assembly.jpg.