Elizabeth's Bedroom
The Bedroom of Elizabeth Alexejevna, a 1900-century
painting
Charles Cameron designed this State Bedroom for Catherine in
Pompeiian style. Slim columns of glass and faience with gilt bronze
mounts support a pediment which arches over the spot for the Imperial
bed. The original bed is missing.
The furniture is the work of French furniture maker, Georges
Jacob, which was ordered by Catherine in the 1780's. These pieces
originally stood in the Arabesque Hall and later were moved from
the Catherine Palace by Empress Aleksandra Fyodorovna to the Portrait
Hall of the nearby Alexander Palace. This was a favorite room
of the wife of Alexander I, Elizabeth, and it commonly bears her
name.
The Bedroom in 1998
