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    Artist

  • Abramson, Abraham, 1754-1811, artist

    • Title

  • Medal: Portrait of Moses Mendelssohn

  • Physical Description

    1 medal : silver ; 1.69" diameter., 4.3 cm diameter

  • Date

    late 18th century

  • Summary

    Recto: Portrait of Moses Mendelssohn in profile facing left. Around the top edge of the medal is the text, "MOSES MENDELSSOHN' and at the bottom "I. ABRAHAM&F." Verso: Image of a human skull with a winged insect resting on top. Along the top edge is the text, "PHAEDON." and at the bottom, "NATUS MDCCXXIX"

  • Depicted

    Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786

  • Subject

    Jewish medalists; Jewish minters

  • Genre

    Commemorative medals

  • Medium

    Medals; Portraits; Numismatics

  • Part Of

    Jacob Abraham and Abraham Abramson Collection, AR 11970

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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.

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 Moses Mendelssohn, Leo Baeck Institute, 2024.172.