William Hensel's sketch of Fanny and Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn e. 11
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
William Hensel's sketch of Fanny and Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn e. 11
Summary
Pencil and sepia wash with gold and blue touches, mounted inside the front cover of Jean Paul's Flegeljahre (Sämmtliche Werke XXVI, Berlin, 1827), presented to F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy by his sisters, 1829 (see Sebastian Hensel's note to the letter of 3 Aug 1829 in Die Familie Mendelssohn).
Date
1827-1829
[1829]
Language
German
Physical facet
Binding: dark red morocco with gold thread ornament.
Physical extent
1 volume
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Helena Deneke, 1973.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Collected pieces in albums, etc.
William Hensel's sketch of Fanny and Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy
