Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.25 April 1737 [D1320]
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CMV35203
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MA 986.2, ‘Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, [ca. 1737 Apr. 25].’
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Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.25 April 1737 [D1320]
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.25 April 1737.
Detailed Summary:
The fragement represents the final third of the letter only. The first eight pages were acquired in 1957 from Theodore Besterman and are catalogued as Morgan Library MA 1893.
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Physical Description
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4 pp.
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Height: 194 mm
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The MS is headed ‘au ce P… De Prusse, fragment’.
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History
Date:
c.25 April 1737
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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Provenance:
Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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