Tefilah Nechonah [Prayer for the Troops of the Army Prince William V]
AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 56
(DUTCH JUDAICA).
Tefilah Nechonah [Prayer for the Troops of the Army Prince William V]
Amsterdam: Partners Proops 1793
Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $400
Includes prayer in Portuguese for William V, Prince of Orange and Nassau, Princess Wilhelmina, and the Royal Family. In the struggle between the pro-French Patriots and the Prince's Party that went on for several years, the vast majority of Jews were in the second camp. The official Parnassim of the Jewish Community especially, were staunch Orangists. This prayer, issued by the Parnassim to lend spiritual support to the Orangist cause, was published in the final days of William's rule. In 1795, the Netherlands would be occupied by France and the Batavian Republic founded. See Mozes Heiman Gans, Memorbook (1977), p. 254-5, 275-6; EJ XII, cols. 980-1