Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November [1757] [D7472]
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CMV:
CMV37417
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 260, ‘VOLTAIRE. L.A.S. À SON AMI THIERIOT. AUX DÉLICES, 20 NOVEMBRE [1757]. 3 PAGES IN-4. SUR LA GUERRE DE SEPT ANS.’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November [1757] [D7472]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
je vois par vos lettres mon ancien ami que la riviere dain en a engloutie une vers le temps de la mort de madame de sandwich
Incipit Modernised:
Je vois par vos lettres mon ancien ami que la rivière Dain en a engloutie une vers le temps de la mort de madame de Sandwich
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Nicolas Claude Thieriot, written from Les Délices and dated 20 November [1757].
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
242 x 183 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The wax seal is extant on f.2v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
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A Genevan postmark has been added to f.2v.
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History
Date:
20 November [1757]
Ownership:
Owned successively by C. de La Benotte, Paul Chaponnière (1883-1956), and his son Jean-François Chaponnière (1919-2005).
Origin (transcript):
aux delices
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale on 18 November 2019 (Lot. 260), where it sold for €5,000.
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