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Lucas Conrad Pfandzelt

1716–1786

Born in Germany, Lucas Conrad Pfandzelt was trained in the art of portraiture by his father and eventually settled in St. Petersburg where he became a successful artist, in addition to art restorer and collector. His most famous work is the coronation painting of Tsar Peter III. 

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The Hanging of Jud Süss

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Joseph ben Issachar Süsskind Oppenheimer was a financier and court Jew who served as adviser to Duke Karl Alexander of Württemberg. Economic reforms enacted by Karl Alexander (and informed by…
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