Salon

"The garden of the Baron von Eibeschütz near Briesnitz ... also deserves to be mentioned. It is small and full of finery. One finds in it a nice grotto, a Chinese hall, and in general a great variety. The small apartment is very pleasant and nicely furnished. The greatest advantage of this garden is undoubtedly its beautiful and excellent location on the Elbe, which flows by here. From it, one can see Dresden in all its splendor, and at the same time, the charming and diverse surroundings very well. (Daßdorf)

Rahel Varnhagen, born Levin, was a German-Jüdish writer and salonnière. She was committed to Jüdian emancipation and to the emancipation of women. In Berlin in the years 1790-1806 she ran a salon under the name „Salon of Rahel Levin“. Later, after her marriage she called it „Salon of Rahel Varnhagen“. The salon evenings took place in her apartment in Berlin's Maurerstra;e, where she invited poets, naturalists, politicians, socialites, and aristocrats from the elite of society to join her.