Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’ [1751/1752] [D4649]
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Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH. Seller Inventory No.27788, ‘Letter from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’ [1751/1752] [D4649]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
vous avez manqué la comédie ces jours passez
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Samuel von Marschall, baron von Marschall, dated ‘ce samedy’. The letter has been dated to 1751/52 but the baron von Marschall died in Berlin on 11 December 1749, so the letter must have been sent prior to this date.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire writes that von Marschall had missed the comedy these past few days. He implores von Marschall to come after the queen mother’s [Königin Sophie Dorothea’s] supper and assures him that he will let him into the play as he needs viewers like him. The letter has been misdated to 1751/2. The recipient, Baron Samuel von Marschall, died in Berlin on 11 December 1749 so the letter must have been sent prior to this date.
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1 f.
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2
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The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a horn, though the majority of the watermark has been lost due to the paper being cut.
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There is a small hinge mark on the upper edge of f.1v. There is a small clip in the lower right-hand corner of f.1r.
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Undecorated
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Additional notes have been added by Voltaire’s editor Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol (1775-1859). An autographed note in Cayrol’s hand at the bottom of f.1r reads: ‘Je crois que le Billet autographe de voltaire a ete adressé en 1751 à Mr de Baron De Marschall.’
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Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 1 March 1955 (p.49, no.403); then at the Maggs sale in London in 1955 (cat.828, p.61, no.837). Sold on Abe Books by Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH. Asking price: £7088.77
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