Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Tournay and dated 7 November 1760 [D9386]
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CMV37306
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MS 66 (fol.65-66), ‘Stroganov’
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Tournay and dated 7 November 1760 [D9386]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, On a fait en deux mois trois Editions du premier volume de l’histoire de Russie
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, on a fait en deux mois trois éditions du premier volume de l’histoire de Russie
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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 Tournay and dated 7 November 1760.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 225 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method before sending. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.66v, and the removal of the seal has caused some damage to the same. There is also a tear to the left-hand side of f.65r and several small tears along the fold lines throughout. There is a blob of wax in the upper right-hand corner of f.65v. The ink at the end of l.11 of f.65r has smudged, and there are several ink blots on f.66v.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No.29’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.65r. Several postmarks have been drawn over the address on f.66v.
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History
Date:
7 November 1760
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
au Chateau de Tournay
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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