Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 24 October 1761 [D10092]
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CMV37323
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MS 66 (fol.103-104), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 24 October 1761 [D10092]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur ne nous impatientons ny l’un ny l’autre.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, ne nous impatientons ni l’un ni l’autre
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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 24 October 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
183 x 230 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There is some minor ink transference from the facing page on f.103v-104r, and a small orange stain above l.11 of f.104v, possibly caused by wax.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed as ‘No. 45’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.103r.
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History
Date:
24 October 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
a ferney
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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