Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 7 November 1761 [D10141]
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CMV37326
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MS 66 (fol.109-112), ‘Stroganov’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 7 November 1761 [D10141]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Quoy que je ne vous aye promis qu’à pâques de nouvaux cayers de l’histoire de Pierre le grand, le désir de vous satisfaire m’a fait prévenir d’assez loin le temps où je comptais travaillera
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Quoi que je ne vous ai promis qu’à pâques de nouveaux cahiers de l’histoire de Pierre le grand, le désir de vous satisfaire m’a fait prévenir d’assez loin le temps où je comptais travaillera
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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 7 November 1761.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
4 ff.
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Dimensions:
183 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). There is a smudge of ink between l.11 and l.12 on f.109r and some minor pale staining in the left-hand margin of f.109r. There is a small blob of wax at the bottom of l.111r and minor ink transfer from facing pages throughout.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No. 48’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.109r. There are several minor corrections throughout in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text, crossings out, and the inclusion of omitted text superscript. Select words and phrases have been underlined on f.110v-f.111r. Voltaire has paginated f.110v and f.11r as ‘4’ and ‘5’ respectively.
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History
Date:
7 November 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
a 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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