Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 15 October 1757 [D7419]
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CMV35131
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MA 986.35, ‘Autograph draft a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, [1757 Oct. 15].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 15 October 1757 [D7419]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire votre épître d’Erfurth, est pleine de morceaux admirables et touchants.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to 15 October 1757.
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4 pp.
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Height: 235 mm
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Notes have been added to the top of the letter which concern the date of the letter and identify the recipient as ‘au Roi de Prusse’.
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History
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[15 October 1757]
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot 28) and the Sotheby’s 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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