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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [Les Délices] and dating to c.25 September 1757 [D7400]
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CMV35205
Repository:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, US
Shelfmark:
MA 6773, ‘Autograph letter signed : [Aux Délices], to Frederick the Great, [ca. 1757 Sept. 25].’
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Ne vous effraiez pas d’une lettre qui peutêtre sera longue, qui est la seule chose qui puisse vous effraier.
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Language(s):
French
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Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Frederick II of Prussia, written from [Les Délices] and dating to c.25 September 1757.
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Letter
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ALS
Physical Description
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Ink on paper
Extent:
3 pp.
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8vo
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History
Date:
c.25 September 1757
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Origin:
Les Délices, Geneva, Switzerland
Provenance:
From the Liepmannsohn Collection. Passed at a sale in Berlin on 27 May 1934 (Lot. 391).
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