Autograph letter from Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, dated ‘Monday evening’ [1762]
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CMV37433
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Sotheby’s, Lot.123, ‘MELLE DE LESPINASSE. LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉE À TURGOT [1762]. 4 PAGES IN-12. LETTRE POLITIQUE ET LITTÉRAIRE.’
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Autograph letter from Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, dated ‘Monday evening’ [1762]
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Brief Summary:
Autograph letter from Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse to Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, dated ‘Monday evening’ [1762].
Detailed Summary:
Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse opens by stating that she encloses a letter from Rousseau that had been recently published, adding that she approves of him having written the letter as it was necessary for his peace of mind and for disdaining the approval and blame of fools or jealous people. She notes that Turgot has surely read his Contract social, adding that it would be imprudent to send a copy but that she saw a copy for sale in the antechamber of M. le Dauphin the other day. She then goes on to discuss her concerns over the fragility of peace before going on to discuss Madame Du Deffand’s opinion of Antoine-Léonard Thomas. She adds that she encloses an epistle from Frederick II of Prussia. Throughout the letter, she quotes heavily from D’Alembert, Frederick II of Prussia, Madame Du Deffand, and Voltaire.
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Extent:
2 ff.
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155 x 97 mm
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1
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Unbound
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History
Date:
Lundi au soir
Ownership:
Owned by Jean-François Chaponnière (1919-2005).
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Provenance:
Passed at the Sotheby’s sale in Paris on 18 November 2019 (Lot. 123) where it sold for €2,500.
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