[BARRAS (PAUL DE)]. - CAMUS. [LA TABLE DE BARRAS] - Lot 182

Lot n° 182
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[BARRAS (PAUL DE)]. - CAMUS. [LA TABLE DE BARRAS] - Lot 182
[BARRAS (PAUL DE)]. - CAMUS. [LA TABLE DE BARRAS] Signed manuscript. S.l., January 30-February 1, 1825. One p. folio. Receipt for "Monsieur Barasse's" food expenses: general payments to merchants for butter, poultry, vegetables, fish, offal, with details: "half a pig's head... 4 very fore whiting... 2 wild canare... 1 cartié of lamb... 1 chicken for mad[a]me... five maniveau [small baskets] of mushrooms... 3 bunches of carrots... Brussels sprouts... 1 poularde... 2 large sole... " Wealthy under the Directoire, where his fine dinners were famous, he continued to live lavishly after his departure from public affairs. His Memoirs were published in 1895-1896. Provenance: "HL" (stamp).
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