Auction 97 · Lot 67
The Jewish Synagogue. Colored Engraving.
- Estimate
- $150–$200
- Hammer price
- $225
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MYNDE, JAMES.
Place
London
Publication
1742
Description
Dedicated to John Hough, Bishop of Worcester.
references
(24 x 37 cm).
summary
From: Thomas Stackhouse, ‘A New History of the Holy Bible, From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity’, Vol. II (London, 1742), p. 1,068.
A depiction the Raising of the Torah to the Congregation with men, women and children in attendance. The appearance of the scrolls, which are ‘wrapt up in embroider’d linnen’ suggests that the congregation depicted is Sephardic.