Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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December 07
ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1741 Elisabeth Petrovna became tsarina of Russia. She led the country into the two major European conflicts of her time: the War of Austrian Succession (1740–48) and the Seven Years' War (1756–63).
In 1784 Allan Cunningham was born. He was a Scottish poet and author. His father was a neighbour of Robert Burns at Ellisland, and Allan with his brother James visited James Hogg, the "Ettrick shepherd", who became a friend to both.
ELIZABETH PETROVNA (1709-1762, Empress of Russia from 1741)
Fine decree document, in Russian with translation, signed ‘Elisavet’ to her Court Office, saying she has appointed “Katerina, daughter of State Councillor Aleksyei Karadochev, to be our Maid-of-honour”, and asking them to enrol her “in the Court establishment, her salary to be in proportion to our other Maids-of-honour”, 1 side folio, the document prepared on the 1st January 1742 but not signed till Moscow, 28th October 1742
38096
CUNNINGHAM (Allan, 1784-1842, Scottish Writer & Poet)
Autograph poem signed, titled 'Mariners Song', three verses of 8 lines each, starting "A wet sheet and a flowing sea / A wind that follows fast / And fills the white and rustling sail / And bends the gallant mast / And bends the gallant mast my boys / While like the eagle free / Away the good ship flies and leaves / Old England on the sea ...", addressed on the verso to Miss Henney, 1 side 4to., no place, no date, c. 1825, tears on folds professionally repaired, tear at seal not affecting the text
18360
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