POMPADOUR, JEANNE ANTOINETTE, Marquise de Autograph letter, unsigned but with seal, addressed to the Duke of FitzJames. Single page in brown ink on a folded sheet, dated 20 July 1763. Page size 6 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (11.5 x 16 cm); the body of the text 10 lines, with integral address leaf (with the Pompadour seal armorial seal in red wax), all in her hand. Usual folds, some toning, a blank portion of the address leaf torn away where opened, but still affixed to the sheet with the seal. An attractive example of a letter by Madame de Pompadour, addressed to Charles de Fitz-James, 4th Duke of Fitz-James, a Peer of France and at that time governor of Languedoc. The text of the letter is couched in veiled (or very discreet) language, but given the date almost certainly refers to a conflict between the Duke and the Parlement de Toulouse, part of a political storm that ultimately ended in violence and a temporary period of disgrace for the Duke. C
POMPADOUR, JEANNE ANTOINETTE, Marquise de Autograph letter, unsigned but with seal, addressed to the Duke of FitzJames. Single page in brown ink on a folded sheet, dated 20 July 1763. Page size 6 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (11.5 x 16 cm); the body of the text 10 lines, with integral address leaf (with the Pompadour seal armorial seal in red wax), all in her hand. Usual folds, some toning, a blank portion of the address leaf torn away where opened, but still affixed to the sheet with the seal. An attractive example of a letter by Madame de Pompadour, addressed to Charles de Fitz-James, 4th Duke of Fitz-James, a Peer of France and at that time governor of Languedoc. The text of the letter is couched in veiled (or very discreet) language, but given the date almost certainly refers to a conflict between the Duke and the Parlement de Toulouse, part of a political storm that ultimately ended in violence and a temporary period of disgrace for the Duke. C
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