Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated February 1738 [D1452]
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CMV34622
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MA 986.7, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, 1738 Feb. [ca. 15].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated February 1738 [D1452]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Mgr, Une maladie qui a fait le tour de la France est enfin venue s’emparer de ma figure légère dans un châtau qui devroit être à l’abry de tous les fléaux de ce monde puisqu’on y vit sous les auspices divi Federici et divae Æmiliæ.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated February 1738.
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4 pp.
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Height: 232 mm
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
[c.15] February 1738
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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