Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 17 August [1750] [inédit]
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CMV37395
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Sothebys, Lot. 40, ‘Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 17 August [1750] [inédit]
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini), written from Paris and dated 17 August [1750].
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire thanks the Pope for his kindness in gifting him his portrait. He adds that he would like the Pope to know that he is entirely devoted to his service and that he admires all of his eminent qualities. In thanks for the gift, Voltaire includes two lines of Latin verse in praise of Pope Benedict XIV: Lambertinus hic est Romae decus, et pater orbis / qui mundum scriptus docuit, virtutibus ornat. These would be repeated, with minor variation, in D3193.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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225 x 183 mm
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is some foxing throughout and some tearing to the page fold. The MS has been reinforced with transparent paper in weakened areas.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
17 August [1750]
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Origin (transcript):
parigi
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Provenance:
From the library of Reverend Dr. Roderick Terry. It passed at the American Association Anderson Galleries inc. sale on 8 November 1934 (Lot. 338), and again at the Sotheby’s sale on 13 December 2011 (Lot. 40) where it sold for $18,750.
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