LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

30.31 in. (77.00 cm.) (height) by 24.02 in. (61.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with monogram and dated 1871 (lower left); inscribed "Rabbi Carrying the Law"/ by Simeon Solomon (on a label attached to the stretcher)

Exhibited:

(Possibly) Royal Academy, 1871, no. 485. London, Belgrave Gallery, . Jewish Artists of Great Britain 1845-1945 , 1978, no. 5 (titled. The Scrolls of the Law ), illustrated in the catalogue p. 10.

Literature:

. Art Journal , 1871, p. 177. Lionel Lambourne, 'Abraham Solomon, Painter of Fashion, and Simeon Solomon, Decadent Artist', reprinted from . The Jewish Historical Society of England - Transactions , Session 1962-1967, Vol. XXI, 1968, pp. 274-86, fig. 14. . Solomon - A Family of Painters (exhibition catalogue), Geffrye Museum, London, and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 1985-1986, p. 72

Provenance:

Private collection (and sold: Sotheby's, London, December 14, 2006, lot 111). Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.