MOSCHELES (Felix, 1833-1917, Poet, Painter and Pacifist)

Autograph Letter Signed to a Miss Myers saying that "In the interest of the picture I must postpone today's sitting, and work exclusively on back and foreground. Will tomorrow afternoon at 2 suit you equally well? If not I can wait till Friday ... Please remember Shoe, Abyssinia and yrs sincerely ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, 27th March 1872, together with a programme for the Memorial Exhibition of his work at The Grelix, February to March 1918, an "In Memoriam" card with his portrait in profile and Mrs Moschele's card printed with thanks for the sympathy she has received, Gerlix, 80 Elm Park Road, 1918, the letter

In 1903 Felix Moscheles became the first president of the London Esperanto Club. He was a pacifist and internationalist, and as such also served as president of the International Arbitration and Peace Association. He was involved in attempts to develop international dispute resolution protocols at the Hague.

Item Date:  1872

Stock No:  41534      £175

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