Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, dating to c.25 September 1757 [D7401]

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CMV35216

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MA 986.33 (B), ‘Autograph draft of two letters : place not specified, to Frederick the Great and to Wilhelmine, Margrave of Bayreuth, [1757 Sept. 25].’

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Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, dating to c.25 September 1757 [D7401]

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Content

Incipit Diplomatic:

Made mon cœur est touché plus que jamais de la bonté et de la confiance que vous daignez me témoigner.

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Brief Summary:

Autograph draft of a letter from Voltaire to Sophia Friderika Wilhelmina von Preussen, margravine of Bayreuth, dating to c.25 September 1757

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1 pp.

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Height: 235 mm

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The MS is headed ‘à la margravine de Bareith’.

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History

Date:

c.25 September 1757

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’s 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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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024