Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, written from Sanssouci and dated 28 July 1770 [D16552]
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CMV34718
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MA 986.42, ‘Copy of a letter : Sans Souci [near Potsdam], to Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, 1770 Jul. 28.’
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, written from Sanssouci and dated 28 July 1770 [D16552]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le plus beau monument de Voltaire est celui qu’il s’est érigé lui même, ses ouvrages
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Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, written from Sanssouci and dated 28 July 1770
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3 pp.
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Height: 218 mm
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Undecorated
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History
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28 July 1770
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Sans Souci
Provenance:
Purchased from J. Pearson & Co in London in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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