Partially autograph letter signed from Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov to Voltaire, written from St Petersburg and dated 14/25 January 1762 [D10281]

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CMV34302

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FS 317 C 17, ‘Lettre de Ivan Ivanovitch Chouvalov à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’

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Partially autograph letter signed from Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov to Voltaire, written from St Petersburg and dated 14/25 January 1762 [D10281]

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Unknown: Secretary
Voltaire: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

Monsieur, Je vous écris les larmes aux yeux, pour Vous annoncer le plus funeste événement dont la main du Très-Haut aurait pû nous frapper.

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No

Brief Summary:

Partially autograph letter signed from Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov to Voltaire, written from St Petersburg and dated 14/25 January 1762.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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249 x 205 mm

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1

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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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History

Date:

14/25 January 1762

Ownership:

Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).

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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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024