Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761 [D9813]
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CMV34300
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FS 315 C 30, ‘Lettre autographe raturée de Voltaire au comte de Chouvalov [document manuscrit]’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761 [D9813]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, Votre très aimable monsieur de Soltikof vient de me régaler d’un gros paquet dont votre Excellence m’honore.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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223 x 185 mm
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2
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Bound with other Voltaire manuscripts in red morocco.
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A second, unknown had has added five notes to the MS. The first is the deleted date ‘1760’. The second is a date that has been deleted and rendered illegible. The third is the date ‘mai 1761’. The fourth is the letter ‘E/’. The fifth is the bibliographical reference ‘175 tome 5’.
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History
Date:
8 June 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:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 10 January 1882 (Lot. 229).
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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