Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 18 September 1759 [D8486]
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CMV37291
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MS 66 (fol.37-38), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 18 September 1759 [D8486]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Panégirique de Pierre le grand, que vôtre Excellence a eu la bonté de m’envoyer
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai reçu le Panégirique de Pierre le grand, que vôtre Excellence a eu la bonté de m’envoyer
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Corboz from Tournay and dated 18 September 1759.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 232 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield are the initials ‘G.R.’.
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Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). There is a very small stain in the lower right-hand corner of f.37r and ink splatters over the penultimate line of f.37v and l.10 of f.38r. There are four circular imprints on f.38, possible from wax seals.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed ‘No.16’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.37r. A provenance note has also been added to the right-hand side of f.38v.
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History
Date:
18 September 1759
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
par genêve au Chateau de Tournay
Provenance:
Passed at the Vidal-Mégret sale in Paris on 29 May 1968 (Lot. 130) where it sold for 48,500 francs (plus tax).
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