Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.1763 [D10915]
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CMV37423
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Sotheby’s, Lot. 348, ‘Arouet, François-Marie [Voltaire]’
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Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.1763 [D10915]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
caro gabriele, je vous envoye un nouvau chapitre russe
Incipit Modernised:
Caro Gabriel, je vous envoye un nouveaux chapitre russe
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Gabriel Cramer, dating to c.1763.
Detailed Summary:
Voltaire begins by saying that he is sending Cramer a new Russian chapter. He adds that they should leave Andromeda and run quickly to the Tsar and the histoire genérale, noting that the advent of Catherine and the coming peace are pressing Cramer. Voltaire then notes that he asked Cramer for a copy of La Pucelle, questioning whether or not he has any relics. He adds that he likes to give out copies every now and again and currently has a desire to give out four or five.
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Physical Description
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1 f.
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213 x 162 mm
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1
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Unbound
Additional Comments:
There is foxing throughout. Several tears have been reinforced with blue paper.
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Undecorated
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History
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c.1763
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Provenance:
Passed at the William F. Gable sale in New York on 13 February 1924 (iii.598). Passed again at the Sotheby’s sale on 11 December 2017 (Lot. 348) where it sold for $2,500.
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