Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Tournay and dated 7 November 1760 [D9386]
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CMV37306
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MS 66 (fol.65-66), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written in the hand of Wagnière from Tournay and dated 7 November 1760 [D9386]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, On a fait en deux mois trois Editions du premier volume de l’histoire de Russie
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, on a fait en deux mois trois éditions du premier volume de l’histoire de Russie
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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 Wagnière from Tournay and dated 7 November 1760.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
180 x 225 mm
Hands:
2
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck, Fold, and Seal’ method before sending. There are remnants of the wax seal on f.66v, and the removal of the seal has caused some damage to the same. There is also a tear to the left-hand side of f.65r and several small tears along the fold lines throughout. There is a blob of wax in the upper right-hand corner of f.65v. The ink at the end of l.11 of f.65r has smudged, and there are several ink blots on f.66v.
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Undecorated
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The MS has been endorsed as ‘No.29’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.65r. Several postmarks have been drawn over the address on f.66v.
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History
Date:
7 November 1760
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
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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