[Engraved by William Pether after Rembrandt van Rijn.]
[Published by John Boydell, n.d., c.1764.]
Mezzotint. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14"). Thread margins.
First plate portrait of Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel (1437 - 1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel, a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. He wears a white turban and a mantle attached on breast by rich gold clasps, his hands held in front.
CS 39. Charrington 118 iii of iii. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 65588]  £480.00