Catherine II on the balcony above the Kommendantsky (Commandant ) Entrance, surrounded by her Courtiers and Greeted by the Guards and People on the Day of the Palace Revolution on June 28, 1762 Unknown artist of the late 18th - 1st third of the 19th century Copy from the original by I. K. Kaestner 1760 Thin card, watercolour, gouache 25.6 x 34.5 cm This is one piece from a series showing scenes from Catherine II's accession to the throne after the so-called revolution on June 28, 1762. The originals were created by the German artist I. K. Kaestner by order of Catherine II.