Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 18 February 1751 [D4387]

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CMV34282

Shelfmark:

FS 317 C 6, ‘Lettre de Sophie Frédérique Wilhelmine de Prusse, margrave de Bayreuth, à Voltaire [texte manuscrit]’

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Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 18 February 1751 [D4387]

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Incipit Diplomatic:

Si vous désiré grandement de me revoir je vous rends le réciproque.

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In Voltaire’s Hand:

No

Brief Summary:

Autograph letter signed from Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth to Voltaire, dated 18 February 1751.

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Physical Description

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2 ff.

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235 x 184 mm

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1

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Bound with other letters in full red morocco, framed with three gilded fillets and a decorated spine. The edges are gilded.

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History

Date:

18 February 1751

Ownership:

Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Georges Blumenthal (1858-1941), and Paul-Auguste-Cyrille de Launoit (1891-1981).

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Provenance:

Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 17 April 1918 (Lot. 1195).

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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024