Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [The Hague] and dating to c.25 July 1740 [D2275]
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CMV35194
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MA 986.28, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : [The Hague], to Frederick the Great, [1740 July 25].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [The Hague] and dating to c.25 July 1740 [D2275]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Sire, Dans cette troisième lettre, je demande pardon à votre majesté des deux premières qui sont trop bavardes.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [The Hague] and dating to c.25 July 1740.
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1 pp.
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Height: 231 mm
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The MS is headed ‘Au roi de Prusse’ and has been labelled ‘No. 5’. The location of writing, ‘a la haye’, and the date, ‘augte 1740’ have also been added to the MS, likely in a different hand.
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History
Date:
c.25 July 1740
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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[The Hague]
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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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