[ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL MANUSCRIPTS]. RECAMIER, Juliette (1777-1849). Autograph letter signed (with initials, "J.R.") to Elzear Louis Zozime, Duke of Sabran, undated.
1 page on bifold with integral addressed leaf and intact red wax seal, creases. Provenance: Acquired Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston.
In this brief note Recamier writes (here in translation), "Could you give me a moment this evening, as I have a proposition to make to you, and I am always delighted to see you again."
One of the most celebrated figures in 18th and 19th century France, Juliette Recamier was a French socialite whose salons drew celebrated figures from the leading literary and political circles of the day. She has been immortalized in works by numerous French artists of the period, among them Jacques-Louis David and Francois Gerard.
This lot is located in Chicago.
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