▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁Cr ut ta ▁had ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁emb ass y ▁under ▁John ▁Murray , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁many ▁" Le v antine " ▁( C atholic ▁and ▁Italian - spe aking ) ▁transl ators . ▁ ▁His ▁brother , ▁Joseph ▁Cr ut ta , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁drag oman ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Ist an bul . ▁He ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁des ▁Sept ▁T ours ▁together ▁with ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁Vas ily ▁Rep n in . ▁There ▁exists ▁a ▁well - known ▁portrait ▁of ▁Antoine ▁Cr ut ta , ▁painted ▁by ▁Can alet to , ▁representing ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁King ▁Stanisław ▁August ▁P oni at owski ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 . ▁Joseph ▁Cr ut ta ▁wanted ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁cons ul ▁as ▁the ▁Russian ▁climate ▁could ▁prove ▁fatal . ▁Joseph ▁Cr ut ta ▁apparently ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁from ▁drug ▁ab use ▁and ▁so ▁did ▁his ▁brother ▁Alexander ▁Cr ut ta . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁interpreter ▁and ▁transl ator ▁of ▁King ▁Stanisław ▁August ▁P oni at owski ▁during ▁the ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 7 - 9 2 ▁in ▁Poland . ▁His ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁was ▁to ▁" m elt ▁the ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁without ▁ar ous ing ▁the ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁the ▁Rus si