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Letter signed : near Mantua, to an unidentified recipient, 1655 August 13.

BIB_ID
398646
Accession number
MA 2691.108
Creator
Gonzaga, Giovanni Luigi, Marquis of S. Polo, active 17th century.
Display Date
1655 August 13.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.2 x 20.7 cm
Notes
Watermark: lamb inscribed in a quatrefoil (Agnus Dei, Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 56).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Acknowledging his recipient's letter that arrived when the Duke had already left for France, telling him that the Archduchess, Isabella Clara d'Austria, accepted to write to the ambassador, and excusing himself for the delay since he and the Archduchess as well were away; reporting his wife's greetings and referring to a business with a certain Madam Martinozzi.