Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 18 November 1761 [D10163]
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CMV37328
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MS 66 (fol.117-118), ‘Stroganov’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 18 November 1761 [D10163]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Monsieur jay lhonneur de vous envoier encor l’essay dun chapitre sur la guerre de perse.
Incipit Modernised:
Monsieur, J’ai l’honneur de vous envoyer encore l’essay d’un chapitre sur la guerre de Perse.
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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 18 November 1761.
Detailed Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Count Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov, written from Ferney and dated 18 November 1761.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
189 x 229 mm
Hands:
1
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a shield bearing a post horn. Beneath the shield is the name ‘Van der Ley’.
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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 some ink transfer from facing pages throughout.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The MS has been endorsed as ‘No. 50’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.117r. There is a minor correction to l.3 of f.117r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
18 November 1761
Ownership:
Owned successively by the comte de Châteaugiron and Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
a 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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