BIB_ID
374943
Accession number
MA 1765.12
Creator
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Display Date
1769 May 6.
Credit line
Purchased, 1956.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 20 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Monsieur Signy, Dessinateur / pour la ville de Paris etc. / au nouvel hotel des monoies / à Paris."
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
This item is part of a group of letters of Voltaire; see main record for MA 1765 for a description of the collection.
With seal.
In the hand of Voltaire's secretary, Jean Louis Wagnière.
This item is part of a group of letters of Voltaire; see main record for MA 1765 for a description of the collection.
With seal.
Provenance
Julien Léopold Boilly sale (Paris, 7 Dec. 1874, p. 49, no. 473); Sotheby sale (London, 12 Mar. 1902, p. 52-3, no. 511); Theodore Besterman.
Summary
Expressing his appreciation for his designs of Ferney and saying his designs will last longer than the house; relating the additions he has made to the house and gardens; adding that his health and sight are failing him at age seventy-five.
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