Auction 131 Special Sale for Yamim Noraim. Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad and Rare books
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Aug 25, 2021
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LOT 5:

Nathan HaAzati. Original Etching. 1679

Sold for: $1,000
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Nathan HaAzati. Original Etching. 1679


Original etching of Nathan Benjamin Levi, known as Nathan HaAzati.

His figure is towards the left and inside an artistic frame.

Written in French at the bottom of the etching:

"Le Vray Portraiet de Nathan Levi Nouveau Prophete des Juifs, né en la ville de Gasa"

Free translation: Portrait of Nathan HaLevi, New Prophet of the Jewish People, from Gaza City.

An identical etching appears in the British Museum, numbered O, 6.189.

[1] leaf high-quality paper. 27x19 cm. The etching itself is 162x228 mm.

Very fine condition.


Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a Wikipedia biography.