Letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine Maillet-Duclairon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 11 July 1764 [D11981]
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CMV37674
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PR Auction, ‘Lot. 474: Voltaire Letter Signed on Literary Work’
Title:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine Maillet-Duclairon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 11 July 1764 [D11981]
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Content
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Je suis très flatté, Monsieur, de l’honneur que vous me faittes, et non moins content de l’ouvrage que vous avez bien voulu m’envoier.
Incipit Modernised:
Je suis très flatté, Monsieur, de l’honneur que vous me faites, et non moins content de l’ouvrage que vous avez bien voulu m’envoyer.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Partly
Brief Summary:
Letter signed from Voltaire to Antoine Maillet-Duclairon, written in the hand of Wagnière from Ferney and dated 11 July 1764.
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Physical Description
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Extent:
2 ff.
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Dimensions:
229 x 184 mm
Hands:
2
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Binding:
Unbound
Additional Comments:
The letter was sealed using the ‘Tuck-and-Seal’ method before sending. The wafer seal is extant on f.2 and has caused some damage to the same. There is a smudge of ink in the upper left-hand corner of f.2v.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
The library stamp of the Académie de Mâcon has been added to the address panel on f.2v and to the upper left-hand corner of f.1r. A marginal note has been added to the lower left-hand margin of f.1r and has been connected to l.13 via the use of a corresponding symbol.
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History
Date:
11 July 1764
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Origin (transcript):
ferney
Provenance:
Formerly part of the collections of the Académie de Mâcon. Passed at the PR Auction sale on 12 July 2023 (Lot. 474) with an estimated price of $7,000 – $10,000.
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