Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Ferney and dated 24 May [1761] [D9791]
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CMV37312
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MS 66 (fol.77-78), ‘Stroganov’
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Ferney and dated 24 May [1761] [D9791]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ay receu par Madame la Comtesse de Bintink, digne d’être connuë de vous et d’etre vôtre amie, la Lettre dont vous m’avez honoré en date du 11e 22e Avril.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu par Madame la Comtesse de Bentinck, digne d’être connuë de vous et d’être vôtre amie, la lettre dont vous m’avez honoré en date du 11e/22e avril.
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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 Ferney and dated 24 May [1761].
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire signs the letter as: ‘le vieux mouton broutant au pied des alpes’.
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
184 x 231 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a crown and the initials ‘GR’.
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There is a stain to the right-hand side of f.77r and to the top of f.78v. There is a small ink blot on the upper left-hand side of f.77r, and a large ink blot over the signature at the bottom of f.78r. A partial fingerprint may be seen over this ink blot. Ink from the signature has transferred onto the lower left-hand corner of f.78v during the folding process.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘#.35’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.77r. There is a minor correction to l.6 of f.77r in the form of a crossing out. The date line has been added in Voltaire’s hand. The title of the work mentioned on l.4-5 of f.78v has been underlined.
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History
Date:
24 May [1761]
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
au chatau de ferney en bourgogne 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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