Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated May 1738 [c.20 June 1739] [D2033]
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CMV35067
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MA 986.10, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, 1738 May [i.e. 1739 June ca. 20].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated May 1738 [c.20 June 1739] [D2033]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, En revenant de ces tristes terres, dans le voisinage desquelles votre altesse royale n’a point été, j’ay l’honneur de luy écrire pour me consoler.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated May 1738 [c.20 June 1739].
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2 pp.
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Height: 204 mm
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The draft has been headed ‘Au royal de prusse’.
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History
Date:
May 1738 [c.20 June 1739]
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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