Notes of the Brilliant Brillanthoper of the Posya about his stay in Russia

Reprint from the publications of St. Petersburg. These memories did not come out in the form of a separate book, but were printed only in the journal Russian antiquity. Geremy Posier (1716 Geneva - 1776 Zhenikova) Huguenot. In 1729, Gervia Posier, together with his father Etienne, arrived in Russia at the invitation of his uncle, who served as a surgeon at the court of Peter II, the father and son traveled to St. Petersburg on foot through Switzerland, Germany and Holland. After the short-term service in the army near Arkhangelsk (1730-1731) and the death of his father, young Geremy Posier received the post of henchman in the workshop of the French engraver of stones Benois Gravero, where he studied for seven years (1732-39) The young student surpassed the skill of his teacher, and soon attracted the attention of the Empress Anna Ioannovna, under the auspices of which in 1740, Germye Pose, opened his own workshop. Having opened his own business, the poster, who received the title of the main diamond master and court jeweler, created jewelry and gifts for the Russian aristocracy, court and imperial surname. Posier gained fame as an outstanding jewelry master, which has a delicate taste, thanks to which he was entrusted with creating a large imperial crown for the coronation of Empress Catherine the Great in 1762