Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Joseph Panckoucke, written in the hand of Wagnière in Lyon, Versoix, and Ferney and dated 27 July 1768 [D15159]
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CMV37613
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Piguet, Lot 2250, ‘VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, dit). Lettre signée “le vieux malade des alpes, V.” adressée à M. Pankoucke libraire de Paris, datée du 27 juillet 1768’
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Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Joseph Panckoucke, written in the hand of Wagnière in Lyon, Versoix, and Ferney and dated 27 July 1768 [D15159]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Vous m’aprenez, Monsieur, que je donne beaucoup de ridicule à l’édition de nôtre ami Gabriel.
Incipit Modernised:
Vous m’apprenez, Monsieur, que je donne beaucoup de ridicule à l’édition de nôtre ami Gabriel.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Charles Joseph Panckoucke, written in the hand of Wagnière in Lyon, Versoi, and Ferney and dated 27 July 1768.
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Extent:
2 ff.
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0
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method before sending. The paper was additionally folded to create a left-hand margin on both the recto and verso sides. There is an ink blot in the left-hand margin of f.1r. The letter was sealed using a sealing wafer, extant on f.2r, that has caused some damage to f.2. This damage has been repaired with paper. A stain to the right-hand side of f.2v might indicate the former presence of a pin. There is water damage to the left-hand side of the seal on f.2r.
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Undecorated
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A mathematical sum has been added in the lower portion of f.2r. Voltaire as signed the letter as ‘le vieux malade des alpes V’. Wagnière has included a postscript after Voltaire’s signature. A Geneva postmark has been stamped above the address on f.2v.
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History
Date:
27 July 1768
Ownership:
Formerly owned by Michel-Édouard Slatkine (1933–2024).
Origin (transcript):
par Lyon et versoi, a ferney
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Provenance:
Passed at the Reynart sale in Paris on 28 May 1879 (p.4-5). Passed again at the Piguet sale of Slatkine’s papers in December 2025 (Lot. 2250), with an estimated price of 1,000-1,200 CHF.
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