Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Les Délices and dated 19 July [1757][D7318]
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CMV37400
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 65, ‘lettre autographe au maréchal de richelieu Aux délices, 19 juillet [1757]’
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Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Les Délices and dated 19 July [1757][D7318]
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Incipit Modernised:
Mon héros, c’est à vous à juger des engins meurtriers, et ce n’est pas à moi d’en parler.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Voltaire to Maréchal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu, written from Les Délices and dated 19 July [1757].
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Physical Description
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2 ff.
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1
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Undecorated
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History
Date:
19 July [1757]
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Origin (transcript):
aux délices
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Passed at the Sotheby’s sale in 2005 (Lot.65).
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