Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 19 August [1757] [D7350]
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CMV34283
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FS 317 C 7, ‘Lettre de Sophie Frédérique Wilhelmine de Prusse, margrave de Bayreuth, à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 19 August [1757] [D7350]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
On ne conoit ses amis que dans le malheur.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 19 August [1757]
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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251 x 169 mm
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2
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Bound with other letters in full red morocco, framed with three gilded fillets and a decorated spine. The edges are gilded.
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A second, unknown hand has added the date ’19 augte 1757′ to the MS.
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History
Date:
19 August [1757]
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 17 April 1918 (Lot. 1195).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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