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

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $600

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(Oppenheimer, David)

Place

Prague, 1773

Description

Engraving. Mint condition

references

Rubens1943; EJ, Vol. XII, col. 1420 (facs.)

summary

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

7 x 10 inches

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