Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Portrait of Rabbi David HaKohen d'Azevedo – Rabbi of the Portuguese Community in Amsterdam, 1792
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,375
Including buyer's premium
Portrait of R. David Kohen (HaKohen) d'Azevedo. Engraving by Hendrik Willem Caspari. [Amsterdam], 1792.
Caption under the portrait: "Portrait of… R. David HaKohen d'Azevedo… rabbi and dean of the Talmud Torah Sephardi community in Amsterdam, passed away on 15th Tevet 1792.
R. David Kohen d'Azevedo (d. 1792), descendant of Spanish exiles, rabbi of the Portuguese community in Amsterdam. His approbations appear in several books, including Derech Chochmah by the Ramchal, Mishneh L'Melech on the Rambam by R. Yehuda Rosanes, and more.
23.5X18.5 cm. Overall good condition. Several tears and open tears, professionally restored.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 112.011.002.
Calendars, Braodsides and Posters – Graphics and Prints
Calendars, Braodsides and Posters – Graphics and Prints