Presented as a project to dedicate the Commentaires sur Corneille to the King, dating the MS to 1761 at the latest. Theodore Besterman refutes this idea, arguing that in 1761 Voltaire did not address the King in person. Jeroom Vercruysse has suggested that the MS was a draft dedication that did not succeed, and that can be dated from 1747.
Autograph draft of a dedication to Louis XV
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34487
Repository:
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Brussels, Capital Region, Belgium
Shelfmark:
FS 316 C 26, ‘Projet d’une dédicace de Voltaire à Louis XV [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph draft of a dedication to Louis XV
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a dedication to Louis XV.
Detailed Summary:
Presented as a project to dedicate the Commentaires sur Corneille to the King, dating the MS to 1761 at the latest. Theodore Besterman refutes this idea, arguing that in 1761 Voltaire did not address the King in person. Jeroom Vercruysse has suggested that the MS was a draft dedication that did not succeed, and that can be dated from 1747.
Keyword(s):
Commentaires sur Corneille
Genre(s):
Dedication
Status:
Autograph, Draft
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
Folio
Dimensions:
315 mm x 232 mm
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Binding:
Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[1747-1761]
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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