By Joseph Golder A letter written by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia in 1787 advocating vaccination has been sold at auction for $1.26 million, along with a portrait of her. The portrait by Dmitry Levitsky, as well as the letter about the benefits of vaccination against smallpox, were auctioned by McDougall’s in London on Dec. 1. The founder of […]
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