- An engraving by Louis François Couché (1782–1849) celebrating Napoleon’s
‘reinstatement of Jewish religion on 30 May 1806’. In practice, this constituted the
establishment of an Assembly of Jewish Notables to represent the Jewish community. - (above left) The philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729–86), painted by Anton Graff
in 1771. Mendelssohn appears at first sight as a clean-shaven figure of the Enlightenment,
but he has a beard below his chin and jowls. - (above right) Title page of the first edition (1783) of Mendelssohn’s most influential
work, Jerusalem.
jacob rumans
(Jacob Rumans)
#1