SCUDÉRY Georges de (1601-1667) poète, romancier, auteur dramatique [AF 1650, 32e f]. L.A.S. " De Scudery ", to Abel SCEVOLE DE SAINTE-MARTHE (1566-1652); 1 page in-fol., address. Beautiful and rare letter. He does not have the honor to be known by him, but has however the boldness to make him a prayer which concerns "your glory as well as my satisfaction but not doubting that you are sensitive to this noble passion of the great loves I dare to say to you that after having assembled the portraits of all the Illustrious of our Nation I would believe to have done nothing if I did not have the one of the Great Scevole" [the great poet Gaucher de SCEVOLE DE SAINTE-MARTHE (1536-1623), father of Abel]. He asks him to lend him this portrait so that he makes a copy of it. This design "has for object only the reputation of a man from whom you hold the life". His lackey, in return, will show him "the portrait of your great uncle" [Charles de Sainte-Marthe, also a poet]. He recommends their friend Guillaume COLLETET Provenance : collection Christian LAZARD (May 19, 1967, n° 72) A P.A.S. of dedication (1 page in-4 detached from a book, wetnesses) is joined: " For Monsieur le Marquis de Montausier by his very humble and very obedient servant De Scudery ".