Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 February 1767 [D13967]
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CMV36178
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MS 124.13
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 February 1767 [D13967]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Belisaire arrive, nous nous jetons dessus maman et moi comme des gourmands.
Incipit Modernised:
Belisaire arrive, nous nous jetons dessus maman et moi comme des gourmands.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière and dated 16 February 1767.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
190 x 152 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with an allegorical depiction of the Netherlands. A woman sits in a fenced circle holding a lance topped with a hat. To her left is a lion holding a sword and a bushel of wheat. Text at the top of the watermark reads ‘Pro Patria’. Text beneath the image reads: ‘D&C B[lauw]’.
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method. The wax seal is extant on f.2v and has caused some damage to the same. Ink from the facing page has transferred onto f.2r.
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Undecorated
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Voltaire has added a postscript to the end of the letter on f.1v in his own hand. There is a minor correction to the first word of l.2 on f.1r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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Date:
16 February 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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