Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.1 May 1740 [D2205]
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CMV34609
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MA 986.3, ‘Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to [Frederick the Great], [ca. 1740 May 1].’
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Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.1 May 1740 [D2205]
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Monseigneur, On vous dit à Rupin rendu, / Sauvé de la foule importune
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Fragment of an autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.1 May 1740.
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1 pp.
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Height: 227 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
c.1 May 1740
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot. 28) where it was bought by Alfred Morrison. Passed at the Sotheby sale in London on 19 April 1918 (Lot. 1768). Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in London in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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