Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, undated [inédit]
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CMV37202
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Sotheby’s Lot. 348, ‘Arouet, François-Marie [Voltaire]’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, undated [inédit]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
caro gabriele, je vous envoye un nouvau chapitre russe
Incipit Modernised:
Caro Gabriel, je vous envoie un nouveau chapitre russe.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.1761.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by discussing the succession of Catherine the Great, before going on to ask Cramer for ‘une pucelle’ [La Pucelle d’Orléans], noting that he has given out four or five on occasion. He goes on to note that he has not corrected the sheets he saw at Les Délices.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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Dimensions:
213 x 162 mm
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1
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Binding:
The MS is contained within a frame, from which it has not been removed for examination.
Additional Comments:
There is some foxing throughout, and several tears that have been reinforced with blue paper. There are several fold lines.
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
c.1761
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Provenance:
Sold at auction by Sotheby’s in New York on 11 December 2017 (Lot.348). It was estimated at $2,500-3,500.
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