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    Artist

  • Henschel, Wilhelm, 1785-1865

    • Title

  • Portrait of Baer Monasch

  • Physical Description

    Drawing : pastel on paper ; 16.9" x 13.8" ; 43 x 35 cm

  • Date

    1839

  • Notes

    Companion to 77.36A.

  • Summary

    The dark colors reflect a sterner glance, directed to the view's left and the mouth is tightly set. Monasch is bearded and gray-haired and wears a black cap and jacket. The original frame included a wooden backing with an inscription painted in black script, reading (in English translation) "In memory of your son-in-law J. Wollstein Feb 20th, 1839". Drawing was reframed.

  • Depicted

    Monasch, Baer Loebel, 1801-1876

  • Subject

    Nineteenth century; Men, Portraits

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Pastels; Drawings

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Biographical/Historical Information

Baer Monasch was an in-law of Heinrich Graetz, the founder of modern Jewish history. His grandchild, Sir John Monasch, was a commander of the Australian army and played a substantial role in the Allied Victory in WWI.

Wilhelm Henschel was a German-Jewish artist born in Trachenberg in 1785. Along with his brothers, who were also artists, he learned drawing in Breslau before they all moved to Berlin in 1804. They began working together, known for their drawings, pastels, engravings, lithographs, and miniatures. Following the death of his older brother, August in 1828, Wilhelm joined his other brothers in Breslau and continued to work with them. Wilhelm Henschel died in 1865.

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Citation

Henschel, Wilhelm: Portrait of Baer Monasch, Leo Baeck Institute, 77.36B.