Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Cardinal André Hercule de Fleury, written from The Hague and dated 2 November 1740 [D2358]
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CMV34244
Shelfmark:
FS 316 C 17, ‘Lettre de Voltaire au cardinal de Fleury [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Cardinal André Hercule de Fleury, written from The Hague and dated 2 November 1740 [D2358]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, J’aprends avec la plus vive reconnoissance le retour de vos bontez moy.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Cardinal André Hercule de Fleury, written from The Hague and dated 2 November 1740
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Physical Description
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Extent:
1 f.
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230 x 179 mm
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2
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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A second, unknown hand has added a note to the MS reading ‘Le sr de Voltaire au Cal de fleury’. A box has been drawn around Voltaire’s signature.
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History
Date:
2 November 1740
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 26 May 1877 (Lot. 223), before entering the Morrison collection. Passed again at the Sotheby sale in London on 10 December 1918 (Lot. 2120).
Bibliography
Bibliography:
Jeroom Vercruysse, Inventaire raisonné des manuscrits Voltairiens de la Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, vol.2 (Turnhout, 1983) p.11.
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