Salomon Hermann von Mosenthal Medal
1877
caption:
A raised left facing bust of Dr. Hern. Curved around the left edge is written “Dr SALOMON HERN”. Curved around the right edge is written “R.V. MOSENTHAL”. (Ritter-Von (Knight of))
Identifer: CJF-RFC2015480
Medium
Bronze
Description
This medal was this was struck on his death in 1877 and was designed by the artist Anton Scharff.
SALOMON HERMANN VON MOSENTHAL was a Hesse-Cassel born German- Austrian Jewish dramatist, poet and librettist (1821-1877), author of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Leah the Forsaken. He received most of his acclaim in Vienna.
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