Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from Cirey and dated 26 January 1749 [D3856]
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CMV35192
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MA 986.32, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : Cirey, to Frederick the Great, 1749 Jan. 26.’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from Cirey and dated 26 January 1749 [D3856]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Je reçois enfin le paquet dont votre Majesté m’a honoré du 28 novembre.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from Cirey and dated 26 January 1749.
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4 pp.
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Height: 233 mm
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The MS is headed ‘Au roi de Prusse’. Notes have been added in a second hand to p.1 which concern the date of the letter.
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History
Date:
26 January 1749
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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