Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Prault, written from Ferney and dated 21 March [1761] [D9691]
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CMV34278
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FS 316 C 33, ‘Lettre de Voltaire à Louis-François Prault [texte manuscrit]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Prault, written from Ferney and dated 21 March [1761] [D9691]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
J’espérais que monsieur Praut me ferait tenir un exemplaire de la tragédie de Tancrede.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Louis François Prault, written from Ferney and dated 21 March [1761].
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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223 x 170 mm
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1
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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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There is some underlining on l.4-5 of f.1r.
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History
Date:
21 March [1761]
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).
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Provenance:
Bought by Naylor at the Sotheby sale in London on 31 March 1875 (Lot. 537). Passed into the Morrison collection.
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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