(1664-1736). Portrait of the Chief Rabbi of Prague, by Baltzer after Kleinhard

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 332

(Oppenheimer, David)

(1664-1736). Portrait of the Chief Rabbi of Prague, by Baltzer after Kleinhard

Engraving. Mint condition 7 x 10 inches

Prague, 1773:

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $600

Rabbi David Oppenheimer (Oppenheim) was the Chief Rabbi of Prague and the author of Responsa Nish’al David. A bibliophile from youth, he utilized the fortune he inherited from his uncle, Samuel Oppenheim, Austrian Court Jew, to amass a truly monumental collection of Hebraica. Today, the library of Rabbi David Openheimer is housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, where it forms the substantial part of the Hebrew section. See EJ, Vol. XII, cols. 1419-1422