EKATERINA DOLGORUKOVA (1847-1922), MISTRESS OF THE RUSSIAN TSAR ALEXANDER II
Lot 237
1 5001 600
Autographed letter to Tsar Alexander II. [n°298]. Saint Petersburg, Monday
8 / 20 of November 1871 at 1:30pm. 4 pp. in-8, written in French with a couple
sentences in Russian, apostil autograph from the Emperor.
She is eager to meet the Tsar on the dock. “I am overwhelmed with the idea
that I adore you, I am so happy to think that you only belong to me, in front of
God and our conscience. (...) Oh! How I enjoyed our moments, they somehow
cannot be explained and we have to admit that this delight cannot be compared
to anything else”.