James Harris - George, Lord Herbert - 1780-07-11

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James Harris, St Petersburg

James Harris - George, Lord Herbert - 1780-07-11
FINA IDUnique ID of the page  14851
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document. James Harris
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence. George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year . July 11, 1780
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution. St Petersburg 59° 57' 38.43" N, 30° 9' 31.16" E
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation. Catherine II of Russia, Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
LiteratureReference to literature. Burnett 2020b, p. 16851
KeywordNumismatic Keywords  Collection Sale
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence English
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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'[after saying that Catherine was not interested in buying a library] I must say the same as to Lord Pembroke’s medals; I spoke of these to her myself, but Medals are not to her Imp: Maj: taste.' (Burnett 2020b, p. 1685)

References

  1. ^  Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.