Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, Russia, Catherine II, the Great (1762-1796), Ivan Ivanovitch Betskoy [Bietskoi] (1704-1795), copper tribute medal, 1772, by Carl Lebrecht (after J. C. G. Jaeger), bust r., with lace collar to shirt, rev. Mother Russia seated by obelisk and with two infants, 66mm. (Diakov 157.5), obverse very fine, reverse better
*ex Baldwin's Auctions 31 (15 October 2002), lot 1332
Betskoy was Catherine II's advisor on education and school reform. He served as President of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1764–1794) and established Russia's first unified system of public education.
(150-200 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's Auctions 31 (15 October 2002), lot 1332
Betskoy was Catherine II's advisor on education and school reform. He served as President of the Imperial Academy of Arts (1764–1794) and established Russia's first unified system of public education.
(150-200 GBP)