EKATERINA DOLGORUKOVA (1847-1922), MISTRESS OF THE RUSSIAN TSAR ALEXANDER II

Lot 237
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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”.