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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715-1797) was Queen of Prussia (Queen in Prussia until 1772) and Electress of Brandenburg as the wife of Frederick the Great.

Abraham Abramson (1754-1811) was the son of Jacob Abraham, a medallist and minter. Abramson was an apprentice to his father beginning at the age of seventeen. He was appointed a royal medallist in 1781, and in 1792, became a member of the Preussische Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin.

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Abramson, Abraham: Medal: Portrait of Elisabeth Christine, Queen of Prussia, Leo Baeck Institute, 2024.159.