Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 16 October 1772 [D17967]
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CMV35172
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MA 986.37, ‘Autograph draft a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, 1772 Oct. 16.’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 16 October 1772 [D17967]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, la médaille est belle, bien frappée, la légende noble et simple, mais surtout la carte que la Prusse jadis polonaise présente à son maître fait un très bel effet.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 16 October 1772.
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3 pp.
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Height: 252 mm
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The MS is headed ‘au roi de Prusse’ and has been labelled ‘No. 27’.
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History
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16 October 1772
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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) and the Sotheby sale in London on 19 April 1918 (Lot.1768). Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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