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Portrait of Rabbi David Oppenheim, Rabbi of Nikolsburg and Prague – Prague, 1780 – Engraving
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Portrait of R. David Oppenheimer, Rabbi of Nikolsburg and Prague. [Prague, ca. 1780].
Engraving by Johann Heinrich Balzer (1738-1799), after an illustration by Johann Kleinhard (1742-1794); signed at edge.
Under the portrait appears the caption in Latin script: "David Ben Abraham Oppenheimer".
An offprint from 87 Abbildungen böhmischer und mährischer Gelehrten und Künstler (Prague, ca. 1780). Next to it is printed one of the most famous portraits of R. Yehonatan Eibeshitz (see Kedem, Auction 93, Lot 26).
R. David son of Avraham Oppenheim (Oppenheimer; b. 1664 in Worms, d. 1736 in Prague), author of Responsa Nishal David, disciple of the Avodat HaGershuni and of R. Yaakov Ashkenazi (father of the Chacham Tzvi). He was appointed Rabbi of Nikolsburg (Mikulov) in 1689, and began to serve as Rabbi of Prague in 1702 (he was succeeded by the Noda BiYehudah).
In 1715 he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Bohemia. He was an important rabbi of his generation, combining Torah scholarship with leadership. He was an enthusiastic bibliophile, and his library, which contained thousands of books and manuscripts, was acquired by the Bodleian Library.
10X17 cm, matted and framed: 43.5X52.5 cm. Not examined outside of frame.
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