Autograph letter signed from Pierre Le Tourneur, Paris, to unidentified recipient, written from Paris and dated 15 January 1777
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CMV33289
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Y.c.2446, ‘Autograph letter signed from Pierre Le Tourneur, Paris, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1777 January 15’
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Autograph letter signed from Pierre Le Tourneur, Paris, to unidentified recipient, written from Paris and dated 15 January 1777
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Autograph letter signed from Pierre Le Tourneur, Paris, to unidentified recipient, written from Paris and dated 15 January 1777
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The letter is addressed “Madame.” Le Tourneur declares that “The war is open between Shakespeare & Voltaire … Shakespeare is good for defending himself.”.
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2 ff.
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220 x 170 mm
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Purchased from Maggs in 1921 (cat. 405, no. 1352).
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