BIB_ID
294823
Accession number
MA 640.21
Creator
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786.
Display Date
[1759 May] 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.9 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
Praising the Marquis d'Argens for his eloquent writing; noting that his involvement in war takes all his attention; saying that he is only reading Lucretius and the Marquis d'Argens's letters; noting that his honor keeps him going.
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