Fanny Hensel
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Fanny Cäcilie Hensel née Mendelssohn was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era, also known as Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Her compositions number over 450, and include a string quar
Hensel, 1842
Carl Friedrich Zelter – portrait by Carl Begas (1827)
Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, as drawn by Fanny's husband Wilhelm Hensel
Felix Mendelssohn aged 12 (1821) by Carl Begas
Abraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German Jewish banker and philanthropist. He was the father of Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, Rebecka Mendelssohn, and Paul Mendelssohn.
Memorial plaque on the site of the Mendelssohn Bank at Jägerstraße 51, Berlin
Grave of Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy