Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 27 June 1772 [D17796]
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CMV37338
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MS 66 (fol.139-140), ‘Stroganov’
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 27 June 1772 [D17796]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Je ne pouvais jamais recevoir une Lettre plus agréable ni mieux présentée que celle dont Monsieur Le Prince de Galitzin m’a honoré de la part de Vôtre Excellence.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Je ne pouvais jamais recevoir une lettre plus agréable ni mieux présentée que celle dont Monsieur Le Prince de Galitzin m’a honoré de la part de Vôtre Excellence.
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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 Ferney and dated 27 June 1772.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
153 x 201 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield is the names ‘D&C Blauw’.
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). The paper has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Ink from the facing page has transferred onto f.140r.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
27 June 1772
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
à 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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