Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1 June 1739 [i.e. 1740] [D2214]
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CMV35151
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MA 986.19, ‘Autograph draft of a letter : place not specified, to Frederick the Great, 1739 [i.e., 1740] June 1.’
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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1 June 1739 [i.e. 1740] [D2214]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, Ma destinée est de devoir à votre alt . . . royale le rétablissement de ma santé.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, dated 1 June 1739 [i.e. 1740].
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Physical Description
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4 pp.
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Height: 230 mm
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The MS is headed ‘Au royal de Prusse’.
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History
Date:
1 June 1739 [i.e. 1740]
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison.
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Provenance:
Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 17 April 1880 (Lot. 28) and the Sotheby sale in London on 19 April 1918 (Lot.1768). Purchased from J. Pearson & Co. in 1923 by J.P. Morgan, jr.
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