Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated ‘Commencement de 1740’ [1 May 1740] [D2205]
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CMV35108
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MA 986.23, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, “Commencement de 1740” [i.e., 1740 May 1].’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated ‘Commencement de 1740’ [1 May 1740] [D2205]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, On vous dit à Rupin rendu, / Sauvé de la foule importune
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Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated ‘Commencement de 1740’ [1 May 1740].
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4 pp.
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Height: 230 mm
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History
Date:
Commencement de 1740′ [1 May 1740]
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Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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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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