The Battle of Poltava.
18th c Russian Baroque Textiles

ST. PETERSBURG TAPESTRY FACTORY Anonymous (active )
c.1764
18th c
Metal thread on wool
Tapestry
Baroque
Tapestry
St. Petersburg. Russia.
St. Petersburg. Russian State Museum.
rusr7219
The Battle of Poltava took place in the summer of 1709. The defeat of the Swedish King Charles XII by Peter the Great of Russia marked the turning point in the Great Northern War (1700-1721).