Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Les Délices and dated 23 December 1758 [D7993]
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CMV37286
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MS 66 (fol.27-28), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Les Délices and dated 23 December 1758 [D7993]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’eus l’honneur de vous écrire il y a quatre ou cinq jours.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’eus l’honneur de vous écrire il y a quatre ou cinq jours.
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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 Corboz from Les Délices and dated 23 December 1758.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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180 x 232 mm
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2
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS was folded into four (since unfolded). There is a small ink blot in the upper right-hand corner of f.27r.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed ‘No. 11’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.27r. The titles of works have been underlined throughout.
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History
Date:
23 December 1758
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Aux Délices prés de Genêve
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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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