Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Prault, dating to c.September/October 1736 [D1159]
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CMV37704
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Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Lot. 446, ‘Voltaire Autograph Letter Signed’
Title:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Prault, dating to c.September/October 1736 [D1159]
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Incipit Diplomatic:
j have receiv’d madam a parcel of sheets [deletion: from the] taken from the fourth and fifth canto of the henriade.
Incipit Modernised:
I have received, madam, a parcel of sheets taken from the fourth and fifth canto of the Henriade.
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In Voltaire’s Hand:
Yes
Brief Summary:
Autograph letter signed from Voltaire to Madame Prault, dating to c.September/October 1736.
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Physical Description
Material(s):
Extent:
1 f.
Format:
Dimensions:
305 x 254 mm
Hands:
1
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Binding:
The letter is affixed to a larger sheet and displayed in a rotating wooden frame with an engraving of Voltaire on the reverse.
Additional Comments:
The letter has been folded into four (since unfolded). There is some minor foxing throughout.
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Decorations:
Undecorated
Additions:
There is a minor correction to l.2 of f.1r in the form of a crossing out. an ‘x’ has been added to the end of l.4 of the same but there is no corresponding footnote or marginal note visible.
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History
Date:
c.September/October 1736
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Provenance:
Passed at the Fine Autograph and Artifacts auction (Lot. 466) on 9 February 2022 where it sold for $4,538.
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