"Chef de Grand Sanhedrin, Premiere Grand Rabbin et President du Consistoire Central Israelite a Paris."

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 362

(SINZHEIM, DAVID).

"Chef de Grand Sanhedrin, Premiere Grand Rabbin et President du Consistoire Central Israelite a Paris."

Distinguished half-length engraved portrait, wearing his distinctive peaked fur hat. Laid down onto mat with ruled-border added. Small loss on extreme left margin, not affecting image. Not examined out of frame 6 x 9 inches

Haguenau:

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

Based on the Hebrew honorifics, it seems evident that this portrait was accomplished while Chief Rabbi was still alive. Not in Rubens, Jewish Iconography/ Joseph David Sinzheim (1745-1812) was regarded as the foremost French Talmudist of his time and was certainly the most prominent member of the Assembly of Notables convened by Napoleon in 1806