Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, written in the hand of Collini with several autograph additions and dated 1 April [1767] [D14079]
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CMV36180
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MS 124.15
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Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, written in the hand of Collini with several autograph additions and dated 1 April [1767] [D14079]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur le marquis de Maugiron vient de mourir.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur le marquis de Maugiron vient de mourir.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Contemporary copy of a letter from Voltaire to Nicolas-Claude Thiériot, written in the hand of Collini with several autograph additions and dated 1 April [1767].
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
191 x 151 mm
Hands:
3
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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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was folded in half horizontally (since unfolded). The paper was also folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is a small hole in the middle of the central bifolium fold line, and several small tears to the same that have been repaired with tape.
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Undecorated
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The final two lines of the letter on f.2r have been added by Voltaire in his own hand. A marginal note has been added by Collini to the left-hand side of f.1r explaining that the ‘Daurant’ mentioned in the letter is Voltaire’s doctor. A provenance note has been added to f.2v in a third hand, explaining that this is a letter from Voltaire to Thieriot dating to 1 April 1766 (a date disputed by Besterman), that two lines are in Voltaire’s hand, and that the letter was published.
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History
Date:
1 April [1767]
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1094-1976).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Fillon sale in Paris on 16 February 1877 (Lot. 39) and the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 83).
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