J.W.v.Goethe | Letter signed, to J.M. Färber in Jena, 14 November 1822

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Letter signed ("JWvGoethe"), to Johann Michael Färber in Jena

informing him that the student Metius from Eisenberg has been admitted as assistant to the grand-ducal veterinary school ("...Von Seiten Großherzogl. S. Ober-Aufsicht der unmittelbaren Anstalten für Wißenschaft u Kunst ist der Studiosus Metius aus Eisenberg zum Gehülfen bey Großherzogl. Thierarzeneyschule angenommen worden..."), 1 page, folio (c.33.5 x 20cm), address panel, papered seal, Weimar, 14 November 1822, old repair to seal excision

The addressee of this letter, Johann Michael Färber (1778-1844), served as a personal servant of Goethe between 1814 and 1832. 

LITERATURE

Not published in the Sophien-Ausgabe or in Knittermeyer

PROVENANCE

J.A. Stargardt, 8 April 1987, lot 88