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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, fl. 1844 [Clipped signature, with later note on provenance]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.186 Author/Creator: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, fl. 1844 Place Written: Leipzig, Germany Type: Signature Date: 1844 Pagination: 2 items Height: 3.4 cm, Width: 10.6 cm Order a Copy

Signature with a later note: "Signature of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy taken from a list of compositions performed at Concerts at Leipzig 1844."

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