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ALS in Italian, signed “H. Beyle,” one page, 7.5 x 9, circa June 1827. Handwritten letter regarding the famous giraffe sent by Muhammad Ali, Pasha of Egypt to King Charles X of France. The almost mythical animal arrived in Paris on Saturday, June 30, 1827. In part (translated): "Important persons are apt to change their minds, as you know. I have this moment received notice…that the…giraffe will not arrive until Saturday at Villeneuve Saint-Georges. So at 7 o'clock Saturday we will be off to catch the boat at Greve." Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 18.75 x 15.25. In very good to fine condition, with light dampstaining touching the last name of the signature, and a repaired tear to the body of the text.
Having been suspected of espionage Stendahl was forced to leave Italy in 1821 after an almost idyllic stay of seven years. From 1821 until 1830 he was mostly in Paris, writing and frequenting literary salons. It was in 1827, the year in which this letter was written, that his first novel appeared under the title Armance, ou, quelques scènes d'un salon de Paris en 1827.
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