Letter from Catherine the Great to Frederick William III
Letter from Catherine the Great written August 20, 1786, in French, likely in her own hand, to Frederick William III on his accession to the throne of Prussia after the death of his uncle, Frederick the Great.
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Purchased (?) by Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [1]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Page 56, Book 2 of the Anderson Journals: ""Bought on the 10th of July (1930) from M. Polovtsoff, 184, Boulevard Haussmann Paris."" The Anderson Journals are a two volume accounting of information relating to activities in the Walters Art Gallery from the years 1908 to 1932. Mr. James C. Anderson was Henry Walter's employee, first as an engineer, and then as Superintendent of the gallery and collections.
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