Autograph letter from François Blanquet de Rouville, Baron de Rouville, to Voltaire, written from Toulouse and dated 10 April 1760 [D8843].
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CMV33929
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5-240 (II, f.289-290), ‘Lettre du baron de Rouville à Voltaire, Toulouse, 10 avril 1760’
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Autograph letter from François Blanquet de Rouville, Baron de Rouville, to Voltaire, written from Toulouse and dated 10 April 1760 [D8843].
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Incipit Diplomatic:
A vous le Plutus d’Hipocrene
Incipit Modernised:
A vous le Plutus d’Hippocrène
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No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from François Blanquet de Rouville, Baron de Rouville, to Voltaire, written from Toulouse and dated 10 April 1760.
Detailed Summary:
The manuscript is the lettre en vers, containing three poems interspersed with prose passages. In praising Voltaire’s literary prowess, Baron de Rouville highlights the publication of odes lavishly extolling Voltaire’s tragedy D’Alzire. The author underscores his steadfast loyalty to Voltaire, pledging to staunchly defend him against adversaries and prosecutors. Baron de Rouville concludes the letter by expressing keen interest in the latest publications of the philosopher Sans Souci.
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2 ff.
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1
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The manuscript is bound with other documents in contemporary red morocco.
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10 April 1760
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Fernand Caussy, Inventaire des manuscrits de la bibliothèque de Voltaire conservée à la bibliothèque impériale publique de Saint-Pétersbourg (Geneva, Slatkine reprints, 1970)
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