Autograph letter signed from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 30 January 1750 [D4108]
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CMV36287
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NAF 12283 (fol.3-4), ‘Lettres de Jean-Jacques Rousseau à Voltaire.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 30 January 1750 [D4108]
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Monsieur, Un Rousseau se déclara autrefois vôtre Ennemi de peur de se reconnoître vôtre inférieur.
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Voltaire, written from Paris and dated 30 January 1750.
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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320 x 220 mm
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Half-bound in parchment
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History
Date:
30 January 1750
Ownership:
Owned by Alfred Morrison (1821-1897).
Origin (transcript):
Paris
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Provenance:
Originally part of the Bovet collection. Passed at the Charavay sale in Paris on 20 May 1890 (Lot. 129) where it was bought by Etienne Charavay, before entering the Morrison collection. Passed again at the Sotheby sale in London on 6 May 1919 (Lot. 3067) and the Darel sale in Paris on 17 June 1932 (Lot.1073).
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