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William Hensel's sketch of Fanny and Rebecka Mendelssohn Bartholdy, [1829], 1827-1829

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MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn e. 11

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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).

Dates

  • Creation: Creation: [1829]
  • Creation: Creation: 1827-1829

Extent

1 volume

Language of Materials

  • German

Shelfmark

MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn e. 11

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequeathed by Helena Deneke, 1973.

Physical Facet

Binding: dark red morocco with gold thread ornament.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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