Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated [20] September 1739 [D2074]
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CMV34699
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MA 986.20, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, 1739 Sept. [20].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated [20] September 1739 [D2074]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, J’ay reçu à Paris les deux plus grandes consolations dont j’avois besoin dans cette ville immense
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated [20] September 1739.
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4 pp.
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Height: 224 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[20] September 1739
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Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot. 28) where it was bought by Alfred Morrison. Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 19 April 1918 (Lot. 1768). Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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