Portrait of Empress Catherine II (1729-1796) in Her Coronation Robes, 1766. Found in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. Artist Erichsen (Eriksen), Vigilius (1722-1782).

WHAT: "Catherine the Great: Art for Empire," at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts WHEN: Feb. 2 through May 7. HOW MUCH: $13 (U.S.) WHY GO: Russian Empress Catherine II, aka Catherine the Great ...