Auction 76 - The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection
Portraits of the Gaon of Vilna, Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor Rabbi of Kovno and the Malbim – Color Lithograph
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Portraits of the Gaon of Vilna, R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor Rabbi of Kovno and R. Meir Leibush Malbim – color lithograph. [Germany, early 20th century].
The portraits are within three decorated medallions. The top medallion frames the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna, wrapped in a Tallit, with the caption: "The Gaon… Rabbenu Eliyahu, Rabbi of Vilna, d. 1794". The lower right medallion frames the portrait of the Malbim, with the caption: "R. Meir Leibush Malbim, rabbi of Lunshitz and Königsberg, d. 1880". The lower left medallion frames the portrait of R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, with the inscription: "The great Torah scholar, R. Yitzchak Elchanan, rabbi of Kovno, d. 1896".
The portrait of the Gaon of Vilna is surmounted by a crown held by two lions and topped with a Star of David, with the caption: "Keter Torah".
Approx. 41X31 cm. Good condition. Creases. Marginal tears. Framed; unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
The portraits are within three decorated medallions. The top medallion frames the portrait of the Gaon of Vilna, wrapped in a Tallit, with the caption: "The Gaon… Rabbenu Eliyahu, Rabbi of Vilna, d. 1794". The lower right medallion frames the portrait of the Malbim, with the caption: "R. Meir Leibush Malbim, rabbi of Lunshitz and Königsberg, d. 1880". The lower left medallion frames the portrait of R. Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, with the inscription: "The great Torah scholar, R. Yitzchak Elchanan, rabbi of Kovno, d. 1896".
The portrait of the Gaon of Vilna is surmounted by a crown held by two lions and topped with a Star of David, with the caption: "Keter Torah".
Approx. 41X31 cm. Good condition. Creases. Marginal tears. Framed; unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: The Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection, Jerusalem.
Portraits of the Gaon of Vilna
Portraits of the Gaon of Vilna