Autograph letter from Voltaire to Pierre Augustin Guys, dating to November/December 1776 [D20441]

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CMV34599

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MA 635.2, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to M. Guys, [1776 Nov. or Dec.].’

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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Pierre Augustin Guys, dating to November/December 1776 [D20441]

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Voltaire: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

Le bon vieillard très inutile / Que vous nommez Anacréon

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter from Voltaire to Pierre Augustin Guys, dating to November/December 1776.

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1 pp.

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Height: 241 mm

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Undecorated

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History

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[November/December 1776]

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Provenance:

Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1910 by Pierpont Morgan.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024