Autograph letter fragment signed.
N. p. o. d.
Oblong 16mo. 1 page (1 line). Mounted on larger backing paper with collector's note.
€ 250,00
"With Mrs. Garricks re[gards]".
The Viennese-born Veigel, nicknamed "Violette" or "Violetti" by Empress Maria Theresa for the German origin of her surname, emigrated to London in 1746, speaking little English, where only a few years later she married the great actor, playwright and theatre manager David Garrick (1717-79). The couple enjoyed a childless but happy marriage.
Light brownstains. Mounted with a 15 sols assignat from the French Revolution.
