Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.15 October 1738 [D1628]
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CMV35297
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MA 986.14, ‘Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, [ca. 15 Oct. 1738].’
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Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.15 October 1738 [D1628]
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
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Brief Summary:
Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.15 October 1738.
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Physical Description
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2 pp.
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Height: 326 mm
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The MS is headed ‘Au royal de Prusse’.
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History
Date:
c.15 October 1738
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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