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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Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper features two horizontal and three vertical fold lines. It appears to have been folded using the ‘Tuck, Fold, 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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