BIB_ID
301896
Accession number
MA 656.154
Creator
Marie-Amélie, Queen, consort of Louis-Philippe, King of the French, 1782-1866.
Display Date
1817 May 16.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.8 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Queen Marie-Amélie to her former governess la baronne de Mandell. Letters have been cataloged individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co. before 1913.
Summary
Offering her condolences on the loss of her grandson; informing her that Madame de [Malet] suffered an apoplectic fit; saying that they are in the process of choosing a painter to make the portrait of her children; telling her that her family is looking forward to going to the countryside.
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