Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 27 September 1760 [D9270]
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CMV37302
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MS 66 (fol.57-58), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 27 September 1760 [D9270]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, votre excellence a reçu sans doute la lettre de Monsieur le comte de Golofkin.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, vôtre excellence a reçu sans doute la lettre de Monsieur le comte de Golofkin
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 27 September 1760.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 228 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). There are several small stains and ink blots throughout.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed ‘No.25’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.57r. Numbers have been added in paler ink to the lower right-hand side of f.58r. These have been smudged.
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History
Date:
27 September 1760
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
au chatau de ferney par geneve
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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