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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Pierre Augustin Guys, dating to November/December 1776 [D20441]
Identifiers
CMV:
CMV34599
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 635.2, ‘Autograph letter : place not specified, to M. Guys, [1776 Nov. or Dec.].’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Le bon vieillard très inutile / Que vous nommez Anacréon
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Language(s):
French
In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Pierre Augustin Guys, dating to November/December 1776.
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Genre(s):
Letter, Poetry
Status:
Autograph
Physical Description
Material(s):
Ink on paper
Extent:
1 pp.
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Height: 241 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[November/December 1776]
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Provenance:
Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1910 by Pierpont Morgan.
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