Lot 50
Five Hand-colored Prints – Jews Praying in Jerusalem – 19th Century
Five hand-colored prints depicting Jews praying in Jerusalem – at the Western Wall and at the Istanbuli synagogue. [Eaurope and USA, 19th century].
1. "Synagogue of the Jews, Jerusalem" [the Istanbuli synagogue in Jurusalem]. Print by James C. Redaway after J. Salmon (probably from "Syria, the Holy Land & Asia", London and Paris: Fisher Son and Co.).
2. "The Place of Wailing at Jerusalem". Signed in the plate: Whymper (probably from the periodical "Sunday at Home" published by the Religious Tract Societ, London, 1864).
3. "The Jews' Wailing-Place". Signed in the plate: Whymper (probably from " The World Its Cities and Peoples", London: Cassel & Co.).
4. "Jews: Place of Wailing, Jerusalem". Print by Ebenezer Challis after William Henry Bartlett.
5. "Wailing Place of Jews", unsigned print (ptobably from "Around the World with General Grant" by John Russel Young; New York: The American News Company, 1879).
Prints: approx. 7.5X11.5 cm to 15X21 cm. Matted. Overall good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
