Author: Victor Henri Rochefort, Marquis de Rochefort-Luçay (French, 1831–1913)
Medium: Ink on laid paper
Material: Cream laid paper, folded once vertically
Watermark: J. Allen & Sons, Fine
Size: 180 × 113 mm (folded), 180 × 226 mm (open)
Language: French
Provenance Stamp: Circular red collector’s stamp to verso: COLLECTION / DE LOUIS BRETONNIÈRE around initials LB
Louis Bretonnière – a French surgeon (1923-2020), interested in the history of the Commune de Paris (1871)
L'Intransigeant – a French newspaper founded in July 1880 by Henri Rochefort.
Transcription (French, line for line):
10 Janvier 94
Cher monsieur,
Je vous envoie le manuscrit
de mon article que j’ai téléphoné
de Bruxelles, à l’Intransigeant.
Il doit y avoir des incorrections
que je rectifierai en téléphonant.
Votre tout dévoué
V. Rochefort
Translation (English):
10 January 1894
Dear Sir,
I am sending you the manuscript
of my article, which I dictated
by telephone from Brussels
to L’Intransigeant.
There must be some inaccuracies
that I will correct by telephone.
Yours faithfully,
V. Rochefort
Additional Information
| Collection | French history, art, literature |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Autograph Letters and Documents |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Media/Technique | Ink , Laid paper |
| Subject | 19th century , ALS , Autograph , Brussels , France , French history , Illustrious persons , Journalism , Letters , L’Intransigeant (newspaper) , Newspaper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1894 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
