Drawings
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 4
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Drawings
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 4
Summary
Drawings made by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy in the neighbourhood of Frankfurt during the summers of 1844 and 1845, in a book inscribed to him by E[lisabeth Wilhelmine] J[eanrenau]d, Jul 1844. His name, 'Frankfurt a. M. am Fahrthor bei Mme. Souchay. d. 11 Aug 1844' is on fol. i.
(fol. la) Kronenberg [Cronberg], 20 Jul 1844. Loose sheet fastened in.
(fol. 2v) [Taunus] forest, 21 Jul. Loose sheet fastened in.
(fol. 3) Soden, 25 Jul.
(fol. 4) Auf den 3 Linden bei Soden, 25 Jul.
(fols. 5-6) Altdahn [Schloss Dahn] [3?] Aug. One watercolour and one pencil sketch.
(fol. 7) Neuenhayn, 8 Aug.
(fol. 8) Zwischen Eppstein und Wildsachsen, 30 Aug.
(fol. 9) Soden, 4 Sep.
(fol. 10) Bei Neuenhain, 11 Sep.
(fol. 11) Die Linden, 11 Sep.
(fol. 12) Neuenhain, 12 Sep.
(fol. 13) [Family portrait], Soden, 17 Sep. Reproduced by J. Petitpierre, The Romance of the Mendelssohns, 1947, p. 191.
(fol. 14) [Garden at] Soden, 3 Jul 1845.
(fol. 15) 3 Linden, 2 Jul.
(fol. 16) Günthersthal, 13 Jul.
(fols. 35-36) 2 unfinished sketches on loose sheets.
Date
1844-1845
Language
German
Physical facet
Binding: ornamented green paper on boards with cloth back and loops for brushes. i + 37 leaves (17-34 blank). No watermark.
Physical extent
38 Leaves
Custodial history
Bequeathed by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's granddaughter Miss M. D. M. Benecke to Miss M. E. Andrews.
Acquisition
Given by Miss Andrews through Miss Margaret Deneke, 1962.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Portraits and drawings
Drawings by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Drawings
