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Manuscript entitled ‘Meine Erste Begegnung mit Hofmannsthal’ (My First Encounter with Hofmannsthal)

April 1964–4 December 1965

Cover of first notepad

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Henriette von Motesiczky 1882–1978
Date
April 1964–4 December 1965
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Created by
Henriette von Motesiczky 1882–1978
Title
Manuscript entitled ‘Meine Erste Begegnung mit Hofmannsthal’ (My First Encounter with Hofmannsthal)
Date
April 1964–4 December 1965
Description
Henriette's account of meeting and falling in love with the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal in two notepads.
Format
Document - writings
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by the Trustees of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Trust, March 2012
Reference
TGA 20129/2/2/7

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  • The personal papers of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20129 (3,507)
    • Writings TGA 20129/2 (26)
      • Writings by Henriette von Motesiczky TGA 20129/2/2 (5)
        • Manuscript entitled ‘Meine Erste Begegnung mit Hofmannsthal’ (My First Encounter with Hofmannsthal) TGA 20129/2/2/7
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