Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Henri Feydeau de Marville, ca. 1746 March 5

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CMV33580

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W.a.167, after p.96

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Henri Feydeau de Marville, ca. 1746 March 5

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Voltaire: Author

Incipit Diplomatic:

Je suis venu plusieurs fois Monsieur vous faire ma cour, mais vous êtes le plus introuvable magistrat de ce monde.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Claude Henri Feydeau de Marville, dating to c.1 March 1746.

Detailed Summary:

Voltaire writes that his letter is accompanied by an Italian work written for certain Italian academies of which he is a member. He states that he wants five dozen copies of this work to be printed, and that the copies should be sent to M de Foncemagne.

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Owned by Etienne Charavay.

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Passed at the Monmerqué sale in Paris on 2 May 1837 (p.106, no.1315); the Laverdet sale in Paris on 11 May 1861 (p.140, no.1244); and the Dubrunfaut sale in Paris on 22 December 1884 (p.11, no.34).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024