Autograph outline of ‘Alzire’, c.1734

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CMV37093

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Autograph outline of ‘Alzire’, c.1734

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Voltaire: Author

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ALVARÈS
Don Gusman, à qui son père remet le gouvernement.

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Yes

Brief Summary:

Autograph outline of Alzire, produced c.1734.

Detailed Summary:

The current location of this manuscript is unknown. It was first published by Gaston de Villeneuve-Guibert in Le Portefeuille de madame Dupin (Paris, 1884), p.309-314. Villeneuve-Guibert claimed that the text he published was based on an eight-page autograph manuscript that he had in his possession. The manuscript passed at auction in 1951 and has not re-emerged.

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8 pp.

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1

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History

Date:

c.1734

Ownership:

Owned by Gaston de Villeneuve-Guibert (c.19th) and the comtesse de Montgermont (c.20th).

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Provenance:

Passed at the comtesse de Montgermont sale in Paris on 17 May 1951 (lot. 53).

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OCV Reference:

vol.14, p.205-210

OCV Manuscript Reference:

vol.14, p.205