Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 14 August 1768 [D15169]
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CMV33268
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*KGV+ 11-194 (p.365-366), ‘Lettres de Mons. de Voltaire a mad. la marq. du Deffand’
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Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 14 August 1768 [D15169]
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767738209
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Ah J’ay un thème pour vous Ecrire, J’ay entre mes mains la copie de vôtre lettre à Mr Walpole.
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Brief Summary:
Fair copy of a letter from Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand to Voltaire, dated 14 August 1768.
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Marie-Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise Du Deffand begins by saying that she has a copy of Voltaire’s letter to Horace Walpole, which she describes as a masterpiece of taste, common sense, wit, eloquence, and politeness. She adds that she will no longer speak to him about Lableterie, as should would have like Voltaire to have not spoken about it. The Marquise then notes that she is at the height of her joy as she has just received as her birthday gift the first seven volumes of Voltaire’s latest edition, adding that she had the tables read to her. She then asserts that she only sees and loves those who admire Voltaire, saying that they should forgive Walpole’s former errors because national pride is great amongst the English and they have difficulty in granting the French superiority in matters of taste. She concludes by saying that only Voltaire can get her out of boredom and quotes Philippe Quinault’s Issé.
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2 pp.
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Height: 330 mm
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2
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The paper is watermarked with three different watermarks: text reading ‘Sebille van Ketel & Wassenbergh’; a shield with the initials ‘SKW’; and text reading ‘D&C Blauw’.
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The text is contained within frames of plummet. The binder’s blank flyleaves at the beginning and end are in c.19th wove paper. The binder has titled the collection: ‘Recueil de letters. Tome 1’.
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There are corrections and marginal notes scattered throughout. Additional pencil annotations have been added in a later hand.
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