Letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1769 [D16030]
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CMV36340
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MS 126.5
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Letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1769 [D16030]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monseigneur, Un pauvre Suisse qui vous est toujours très attaché, prend la liberté de vous présenter ce placet pour une affaire qui le regarde en quelque manière
Incipit Modernised:
Monseigneur, Un pauvre Suisse qui vous est toujours très attaché, prend la liberté de vous présenter ce placet pour une affaire qui le regarde en quelque manière
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to César-Gabriel de Choiseul Praslin, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 8 December 1769.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
199 x 159 mm
Hands:
6
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield are the names: ‘D&C Blauw’.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The paper has been folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. Ink from f.1v has transferred slightly onto f.2r.
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Undecorated
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Several provenance notes, each in a different hand, have been added to the top of f.1r.
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History
Date:
8 December 1769
Ownership:
Owned by Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th earl of Ilchester (1874-1959) and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Marquis de Z… sale in Paris on 24 November 1856 (Lot. 324) before entering the Holland House archives under the ownership of Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th earl of Ilchester. Passed again at the Giles Stephen Holland Fox-Strangways, 6th earl of Ilchester sale held by Sotheby in London on 2 July 1962 (Lot. 203) and again at the Sotheby sale in London on 11 June 1968 (Lot. 89).
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