Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Chernyakhovsk and dated 27 July 1739 [D2053]
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CMV37404
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 56, ‘Frederick II, King of Prussia | Autograph letter signed, to Voltaire, on Lithuania, 1739’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Chernyakhovsk and dated 27 July 1739 [D2053]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mon cher Ami, Nous voisi enfin arrivé, apres trois semaines de marche dans un païs que je compte comme le non plus ultra du monde Civilisé.
Incipit Modernised:
Mon cher ami, nous voici enfin arrivés, après trois semaines de marche, dans un pays que je compte comme le non plus ultra du monde civilisé.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Chernyakhovsk and dated 27 July 1739.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There are small tears to the upper and lower edges of the MS, and an area of discolouration in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r. There is a small circular stain on the left-hand side of f.1v, and the final line of f.1r has smudged.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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There are several corrections throughout in the form of crossings out, crossings out with text added superscript, and corrected text written over the top of incorrect text. Omitted words have also been added superscript on l.6 and l.11 of f.1v. A symbol has been added to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
27 July 1739
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Origin (transcript):
Insterbourg
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale in London on 5 December 1991 (Lot. 495) and again on 13 April 2022 (Lot. 56) where it sold for £6,300.
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