Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Schwetzingen and dated 17 July 1758 [D7792]
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CMV37282
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MS 66 (fol.15-18), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Schwetzingen and dated 17 July 1758 [D7792]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ay reçu en passant à Strasbourg le paquet dont vous m’avez honnoré par le courier de Vienne.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu en passant à Strasbourg le paquet dont vous m’avez honnoré par le courier de Vienne.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Schwetzingen and dated 17 July 1758.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
4 ff.
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Dimensions:
200 x 318 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with an allegorical depiction of Holland.
Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the names ‘J&H Zoon’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method before sending. The wax seal is partially extant on f.18v and has caused some damage to the same. There are also remnants of red was at the top of f.15r. The upper portion of the bifolium fold line has been torn to enable each folio to be folded to quarto size. The outer edges of the MS are also torn. There is an ink splatter in the upper right-hand corner of f.15r, and a hole at the top of f.18.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed ‘No.7′ at the top of f.15r. Voltaire has added a postscript in his own hand to the bottom of f.17r. Select words and phrases have been underlined throughout. There are also several corrections throughout in the form of the addition of omitted words superscript and crossings out. A later hand has added the numbers ’74’ and ’80’ to f.18v.
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History
Date:
17 July 1758
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
À Shwessingen, maison de plaisance de Monseigneur L’Electeur Palatin
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Provenance:
Passed at the Vidal-Mégret sale in Paris on 29 May 1968 (Lot. 130) where it sold for 48,500 francs (plus tax).
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