Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 6 December 1772 [D18066]
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CMV37634
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MS 127.16
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 6 December 1772 [D18066]
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Content
People:
Incipit Diplomatic:
Sur la fin des beaux Jours dont vous fites l’histoire
Incipit Modernised:
Sur la fin des beaux jours dont vous faites l’histoire.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
No
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire, written from Potsdam and dated 6 December 1772.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
Format:
Dimensions:
238 x 187 mm
Hands:
2
Watermark:
The paper is watermarked with a fleur-de-lys.
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
There are two ink blots along the right-hand side of f.1r and one smaller ink blot in the left-hand margin of the same. The MS has been folded into eight (since unfolded).
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
Several crosses have been drawn over words on f.2v. The MS has been endorsed in a second hand as ‘du Roi de Prusse’ in the upper left-hand corner of f.1r.
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History
Date:
6 December 1772
Ownership:
Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
Origin (transcript):
Potzdam
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