Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 January 1767 [D13888]
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CMV36176
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MS 124.11
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 January 1767 [D13888]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Enfin donc, mon cher confrère, voilà le mérite accueilli comme il doit l’être.
Incipit Modernised:
Enfin donc, mon cher confrère, voilà le mérite accueilli comme il doit l’être.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Jean-François Marmontel, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 28 January 1767.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
189 x 151 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with an allegorical depiction of the Netherlands. A woman sits in a fenced circle holding a staff topped with a hat. To her left is a lion holding a sword and a bushel of wheat. Beneath the image is text reading: ‘D&c B[lauw]’.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper features two horizontal and three vertical fold lines. It appears to have been folded using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method, but no wax appears to have been used to seal the letter. The paper has also been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides of the page. There is a small ink blot over the date line at the top of f.1r and a small pin hole in the lower right-hand corner of f.2r.
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History
Date:
28 January 1767
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Ferney par geneve
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