Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Les Délices and dated 22 November 1759 [D8609]
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CMV:
CMV37293
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MS 66 (fol.41-42), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Les Délices and dated 22 November 1759 [D8609]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ay reçu aujourduy le paquet dont vous m’avez honoré par les mains de Mr de Soltikof.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu aujourd’hui le paquet dont vous m’avez honoré par les mains de Mr de Soltikof.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Les Délices and dated 22 November 1759.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 230 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield is the name ‘Van der Ley’.
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed ‘No.18’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.41r. There are several minor corrections throughout in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text. Parts of l.3-5 of f.42v have been underlined.
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History
Date:
22 November 1759
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
aux délices
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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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