BIB_ID
207764
Accession number
MA 638.12
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
ca. 1750 Dec. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 23.3 cm
Notes
Date is based on the published version of the letter.
This item is part of a collection of Voltaire letters and manuscripts; see main record (MA 638) for a description of the collection as well as individual records for other items in the collection.
This item is part of a collection of Voltaire letters and manuscripts; see main record (MA 638) for a description of the collection as well as individual records for other items in the collection.
Provenance
Weigel sale (Leipzig 20 September 1865), pp. 44-46, in nos.1440-65; Louis de Keller sale (Paris 30 mai 1868), p. 17, no. 142; Dufour sale (Paris 30 janvier 1889), p. 31, no. 169; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1900.
Summary
Speaking of the importance of enjoying life; encouraging her to surround herself with people who appreciate her merits; mentioning that he wrote to the marquis d'Adhémar; talking about Frederick the Great and others.
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