BIB_ID
294750
Accession number
MA 640.11
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
1748 Aug. 2.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.1 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from Frederick II, King of Prussia, to various recipients. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 640 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the Berlin dealer Amsler & Ruthardt, 1910.
Summary
Welcoming him to Paris and giving him a list of commissions, including finding painters, actors, actresses, and a man who is well-versed in literature; discussing changes in Paris since the Marquis d'Argens was last there.
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