Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.5 December 1738 [D1676]
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CMV34698
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MA 986.16, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, ca. 1738 Dec. 5.’
Title:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.5 December 1738 [D1676]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, Que V. a. R. pardonne à ce pauvre malade
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dating to c.5 December 1738.
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3 pp.
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Height: 326 mm
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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Voltaire has added a header to the MS reading ’28e’. He has also added a note explaining that the draft letter is in response to a letter dated 9 November.
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History
Date:
c.5 December 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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