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Alexander II

fl. 1870 · Russia

Emperor of Russia, active in 1870.

Life and work

  1. August 1870
    Directly forbade the Imperial Hermitage's purchase of the part of Cesnola's collection (the Golgoi sculpture) selected by Doell; Bukina says the reasons are unclear. McFadden (as quoted in Life and Deeds) speculates that the Emperor, hearing that Cesnola was dealing with other museums, cancelled the sale.

    St PetersburgKarageorghis & Bukina 2005, p. 93Marangou 2000, p. 198

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Colleagues & contacts

Sources

  1. 1.V. Karageorghis, O. Bukina (2005). Ancient Cypriote Art in Russian Museums. A. G. Leventis Foundation.
  2. 2.A. G. Marangou (ed.) (2000). The Consul Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1832-1904: Life and Deeds.