ORFILA (Mathieu) - Anne Gabrielle LESUEUR, his wife - Lot 201

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ORFILA (Mathieu) - Anne Gabrielle LESUEUR, his wife - Lot 201
ORFILA (Mathieu) - Anne Gabrielle LESUEUR, his wife Paris, 1793 - 1864. Musician, daughter of sculptor Jean-Philippe Lesueur. Autograph letter signed "Gᵐᵉ Orfila", addressed to Monsieur Corelli. S.l., n.d. 1 page in-8. (Subscription.) Charming thank-you letter in which Madame Orfila expresses, with great elegance of tone, her gratitude to her correspondent for an obviously appreciated artistic moment: "Mille remerciements (...) de tout le plaisir que vous nous avez fait". She delicately inquires about any fatigue caused by the performance, and in return offers the couple's compliments and admiration for their interlocutor's "charming talent". This bill testifies to the artistic and social sociability that surrounded the famous doctor Mathieu Orfila and his wife, in a circle where music and cultural exchange played an important role.
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