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THERESE FORSTER (1764–1829), One of the so-called “University Housekeepers”

SILHOUETTES FROM THE FRIENDSHIP ALBUM OF GREGORIUS VON BERZEVICZY, Artist unknown, around 1784–1786, silhouettes, Art Collection of the University of Göttingen

The twelve silhouettes displayed here are from the friendship album owned by the Hungarian student Gregorius von Berzeviczy (1763 -1822). During his studies at Göttingen, he collected 41 silhouettes of the then-active professors in Göttingen, some of their wives, as well as those of some renowned fellow students.