Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Portrait of Rabbi Meshulam Zalman HaKohen of Fürth, Early 19th Century
Portrait of R. Meshulam Zalman HaKohen of Fürth. Lithograph by an unidentified artist (signed: Herr? Herz?). [Fürth?, early 19th century].
Hebrew caption beneath the portrait: "Portrait of the renowned rabbi, R. Meshulam Zalman HaKohen, rabbi and dean of Fürth", followed by a German caption: "Sal. Kohn Ober Rabbiner zu Fürth".
R. Meshulam Zalman HaKohen (1739–1820), rabbi and dean of Fürth, was a Torah leader in his times and a renowned Tzadik, prominent disciple of R. Yehonatan Eybeschutz. He authored Responsa and Novellae of the Maharzach – Bigdei Kehunah, Mish'an HaMayim and more.
Approx. 26X20 cm. Fair condition. Several open tears, professionally restored. Some stains. Mounted on acid–free paper.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, 112.011.041.