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Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Jean François Hénault, dated 6 July 1745 [D3170]
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CMV37478
Repository:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
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Français 12945, f.449, ‘Ll Correspondance de Voltaire; lettres copiées. D-K.’
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D’un pinceau ferme et facile Vous nous avez, trait pour trait
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French
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Brief Summary:
Old copy of a letter from Voltaire to Charles Jean François Hénault, dated 6 July 1745.
Detailed Summary:
The letter features a poem titled ‘L’homme inutile’.
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Letter, Poetry
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Copy (Old)
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Ink on paper
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1 f.
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c.18th
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OCV Reference:
vol.28A, p.497-498
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.28A, p.498, ‘MS2’
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