![G.W.C. Voorduin, artist. J.E. Van Heemskerck Van Beest, lithographer. Joden Savannah. Gezigt op de sijnagoge en kerkhof van de zijde van het militair cordonpad gezien. [“View of the Synagogue and Cemetery as Seen from the Military Cordon-Path.”]](/media/catalog/product/0/3/032_355.jpg)
Auction 32 · Lot 355
G.W.C. Voorduin, artist. J.E. Van Heemskerck Van Beest, lithographer. Joden Savannah. Gezigt op de sijnagoge en kerkhof van de zijde van het militair cordonpad gezien. [“View of the Synagogue and Cemetery as Seen from the Military Cordon-Path.”]
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $1,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SURINAM).
Place
Amsterdam
Description
Color lithograph. Very fine condition
references
Rubens 2321
summary
The life of the Jews in the Dutch colony of Surinam is pictured as quite idyllic, which indeed it was, for the length of its duration. In 1791 there were 834 Portuguese and 447 German Jews in Surinam. See M.H. Gans, Memorbook (1977), p. 267
14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
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