Printed copy of what is claimed to be Voltaire’s final verse
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CMV33082
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Forsythes’ Auctions, LLC- Lot 0194, ‘Important Voltaire Document Dated 1778’
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Printed copy of what is claimed to be Voltaire’s final verse
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Derniers vers de Voltaire
Incipit Modernised:
Derniers vers de Voltaire
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Brief Summary:
A printed copy of what is claimed to be Voltaire’s final verses.
Detailed Summary:
This small document is printed with four lines of verse, claimed to have been spoken by Voltaire the day before his death: ‘Tandis que j’ai vecu on m’a vu hautement, Aux badauds effare’s dire mon sentiment; Je veux le dire encor dans le royaume sombre, S’ils ont des prejuge’s j’en guerirai les ombres’. The document features Voltaire’s seal in red wax.
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1 ff.
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215.9 x 136.53 mm
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The document has been folded into four. It features a red wax seal of Voltaire in the bottom right-hand corner.
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The text is surrounded by a stylised floral border.
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Sold at auction by Forsythe’s Auctions, LLC in Russelville, OH, United States on 22 April 2018 (Lot 0194). Estimated price $200-500.
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