Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761 [D9813]
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CMV37316
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MS 66 (fol.85-86), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761 [D9813]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur, votre tres aimable monsieur de Saltikof vient de me regaler dun gros paquet dont votre excellence m’honore
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, Votre très aimable monsieur de Soltykov vient de me régaler d’un gros paquet dont votre Excellence m’honore.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 8 June 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
180 x 228 mm
Hands:
1
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Countermark:
The paper is countermarked with the initials ‘GR’.
Binding:
Bound with other letters in green morocco.
Additional Comments:
The MS has been folded into four (since unfolded). Ink from another page has transferred onto the bottom of f.85r between l.10 and l.11. There is a small blob of red wax between l.2 and l.3 on f.85r.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed as ‘No.37’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.85r. The mention of ‘Le Russe à Paris’ has been underlined on l.8 of f.86v.
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History
Date:
8 June 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
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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