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    Artist

  • Steinla, Moritz, 1791-1858, engraver

    • Title

  • Portrait of Moses Mendelssohn

  • Physical Description

    1 print : engraving, black and white ; 25 x 20 cm ; 10 x 8 in

  • Date

    1821

  • Place of Publication

    Weimar

  • Publisher

    Georg Kolbe

  • Notes

    Title devised by cataloger. Similar to accession number 78.103b. Name of engraver, printer, and date printed lower center.

  • Summary

    Similar to accession number 78.103b.

    Depicts Mendelsshon holding a book in one hand, his index finger between the pages.

  • Depicted

    Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786

  • Subject

    Men, Portraits; Nineteenth century

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Prints; Engravings

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was a prominent German-Jewish philosopher during the Enlightenment. He supported the movement for Jews to assimilate to the German bourgeoisie.

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Citation

Steinla, Moritz: Portrait of Moses Mendelssohn, Leo Baeck Institute, 78.103a.