Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Plombières and dated 6 July [1754] [D5865]

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CMV35188

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MA 1765.18, ‘Autograph letter signed : Plombières, to [Michel] Lambert, [1754] July 6.’

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Plombières and dated 6 July [1754] [D5865]

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Voltaire: Author
Michel Lambert: Recipient

Incipit Diplomatic:

S’il est vray que Mr Lambert imprime le 3ème tome de l’histoire universelle

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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Michel Lambert, written from Plombières and dated 6 July [1754].

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1 pp.

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Height: 226 mm

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History

Date:

6 July [1754]

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Plombières

Provenance:

Passed at the Laverdet sale in Paris on 2 June 1856 (Lot. 461), the Laverdet sale in Paris in July 1856 (Lot. 144), the Amédée Renée sale by Charavay in Paris on 6 February 1860 (Lot. 502), and the Sotheby sale in London on 12 March 1902 (Lot. 516). Purch

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024