BIB_ID
399233
Accession number
MA 2691.243
Creator
Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1552-1628.
Display Date
1624 June 14.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.6 x 20.5 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to possibly Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Cesare d'Este; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: coat of arms containing a crowned eagle.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to possibly Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Cesare d'Este; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: coat of arms containing a crowned eagle.
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
Telling his recipient that his grief at his brother's death, Cardinal Alessandro d'Este, is a sign of the affection he felt for him during his lifetime; also stating that at the present time he is unable to satisfy his request of accepting his nephew as a page as he has only a certain number of them and all places are filled, but showing his willingness to satisfy any other desires of his.
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