Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [Les Délices] and dating to c.25 September 1757 [D7400]

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CMV35205

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MA 6773, ‘Autograph letter signed : [Aux Délices], to Frederick the Great, [ca. 1757 Sept. 25].’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [Les Délices] and dating to c.25 September 1757 [D7400]

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Ne vous effraiez pas d’une lettre qui peutêtre sera longue, qui est la seule chose qui puisse vous effraier.

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [Les Délices] and dating to c.25 September 1757.

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3 pp.

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c.25 September 1757

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From the Liepmannsohn Collection. Passed at a sale in Berlin on 27 May 1934 (Lot. 391).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024