Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Russia, Catherine II, the Great (1762-1796), Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov (1734-1783), saves Moscow from plague, large copper medal, 1771, by G.C. Waechter and (reverse) P. Utkin, bewigged and draped bust of Count Orlov l., wearing badges of Orders, rev. the Count gallops l., before the cityscape of the Kremlin and Moscow, 92.5mm. (Diakov 155.1/2), very fine and rare
*ex Baldwin's Auctions 33 (7 May 2003), lot 685
Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov was one of Catherine the Great's favourites and had participated in the coup that had dethroned her husband Peter III. When plague broke out in Moscow, Orlov was sent to ensure that the extraordinary measures put in place to prevent transmission of the disease were observed. He ensured that the sick were provided with clothes, food, and money, and was seen around the city helping the afflicted, taking part in religious processions, and otherwise aiding medical professionals. As a result of these ministrations, the plague was suppressed in just four months.
(250-300 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's Auctions 33 (7 May 2003), lot 685
Count Grigory Grigorievich Orlov was one of Catherine the Great's favourites and had participated in the coup that had dethroned her husband Peter III. When plague broke out in Moscow, Orlov was sent to ensure that the extraordinary measures put in place to prevent transmission of the disease were observed. He ensured that the sick were provided with clothes, food, and money, and was seen around the city helping the afflicted, taking part in religious processions, and otherwise aiding medical professionals. As a result of these ministrations, the plague was suppressed in just four months.
(250-300 GBP)