Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written from Ferney and dated 20 October 1761 [D10084]
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CMV37411
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 265, ‘VOLTAIRE. L.A.S. À FYOT DE LA MARCHE. 20 OCT. 1761. 4 P. IN-4 + 1.F. D’ADRESSE. SUR “OLYMPIE” ET LE PRÉSIDENT DE BROSSES’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written from Ferney and dated 20 October 1761 [D10084]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
votre charmante lettre du 5 octb ma trouvé mon tres respectable ami, dans un moment d’entouziasme et la redoublé
Incipit Modernised:
Votre charmante lettre du 5 octb m’a trouvé mon très respectable ami, dans un moment d’enthouziasme et l’a redoublé.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to to Claude Philippe Fyot, marquis de La Marche, written from Ferney and dated 20 October 1761.
Detailed Summary:
The letter is accompanied by a quarto autograph address sheet addressed to one of Voltaire’s other correspondents, Jacques Abraham Clavel de Brenles. The sheet features three lines in Voltaire’s hand and a red wax seal.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
230 x 187 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to l.7 of f.1r in the form of corrected text being written over the top of incorrect text.
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History
Date:
20 October 1761
Ownership:
Owned by Jean-François Chaponnière (1919-2005) who likely inherited the MS from his father, Paul Chaponnière (1883-1956).
Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale on 18 November 2019 (Lot. 265) where it sold for €4,750.
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