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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated 18 [January 1749] [D3851]
Identifiers
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CMV34587
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 6761.3, ‘Letter : [n.p.], to Mme. Denis, Marie Louise Mignot, 1749 Jan. 18.’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Incipit Modernised:
Votre lettre du 13 mon cher cœur est de la plus grande philosophe du monde.
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French, Italian
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Marie-Louise Denis, written from Cirey and dated 18 [January 1749].
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Letter
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Autograph
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Ink on paper
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Undecorated
Additions:
Marie-Louise Denis has added the year to the date line. She dates the letter 1748 but Besterman instead dates the letter 1749.
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History
Date:
18 [January 1749]
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Origin:
Château de Cirey, Cirey-sur-Blaise, France
Provenance:
Part of the Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection. Gifted to the Morgan Library by the Heineman Foundation in 1977.
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