Portrait Of A Man With Books, Or, Grand Rabbi De Jerusalem
Artist
Félix Bonfils
(French, 1831-1885)
CultureFrench
Date1870s
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/8 × 16 in. (51.1 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/8 × 16 in. (51.1 × 40.6 cm)
InscribedIn the lower right corner: 638
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Isaacs
Object number2001.31.7
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from a wet collodion negative. It is a portrait of the Grand Rabbi of Jerusalem with a book under his left arm. He wears a hat with a fur border and a coat with a fur collar. He has a full beard.Published ReferencesNissan N. Perez, _Focus East : early photography in the Near East, 1839-1885_, exh. cat., The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 1988, 107.
