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Alexander I (1777-1825), Emperor of Russia 1801-1825 by 
																	Henri Benner

Henri Benner

( French, 1776 - 1818 )

Alexander I (1777-1825), Emperor of Russia 1801-1825

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Materials:

miniature

Measurements:

2.48 in. (6.30 cm.) (height)

Description:

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Markings:

engraved on reverse, 'Emperor of Russia'

Literature:

Photographed in situ in the library at Wynyard Park, County Durham, circa 1890. Wynyard Park, inventory, 1956, p. 113.

Provenance:

Almost certainly given by Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, to Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769 –1822), mounted to the cover of a gold snuff box, following the conclusion of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 and by descent.

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