Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 9 July 1777, with a few autograph additions [D20721]

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CMV37014

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BPH, Rep. 47, Nr. 377 (12), ‘Voltaire , François-Marie Arouet de’

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 9 July 1777, with a few autograph additions [D20721]

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Frederick II of Prussia: Author, Annotator
Voltaire: Recipient
Unknown: Copyist

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Ouï, vous verrez cet Empereur, / Qui voyage afin de s’instruire,

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Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 9 July 1777, with a few autograph additions.

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Owned by Herbert Adam.

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Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 18 July 1907 (Lot. 504), where it was bought for Preussisches geheimes Staatsarchiv by Grevel and Stargardt. Previously formed part of the album described in the note on D267.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024