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Le prisonnier de la Bastille, la fin des mousquetaires, 3 tableaux

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Description
An autograph manuscript in three sections, written in French, possibly in the hand of Alexandre Dumas; there are pencil notes stating it is partially written by Dumas, but he also employed many assistants to help with his work. It includes settings and stage directions for the tableaux 1-3. The approximate date of the manuscript is 1861 which would mean the manuscript could have been written while Dumas was living in Italy. The manuscript has some damage to the edges of the pages and in the center of the final pages. It is accompanied by materials which provide additional provenance information: autograph notes about the manuscript in an unknown hand; Janet Saville letter to Robert M. Foster, October 18, 1951, with envelope; Thorndike Saville, Jr., letter to David M. Foster, November 16, 2010, with envelope and copy of bank record.
Type
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Production date
approximately 1861.
Call number
mssHM 84107
Creator
Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of David M. Foster, June 2022. Purchased from W. H. Lowdermilk & Co., by Janet Saville and Thorndike Saville, Jr., in September 1951; they gave the manuscript to Robert M. Foster in October 1951.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions
44 cm + accompanying material
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