Portraits of "HaNoda BeYehuda" Rabbi Yehezkel Landau and his Son Rabbi Shmuel Landau – Prague, mid 19th century

1. Portrait of Rabbi Yehezkel Landau. Etching by M. Klauber. Prague, [ca. 1840]. The caption below the portrait reads, "Ezechiel Landau, Oberrabbiner bey der Israelitengemeinde in Prag – … for forty years he led the Jewish congregation as a shepherd…."
About 36X30 cm, framed to a size of 64.5X54.5 cm. Not examined out of the frame. Good condition. Some creases and stains. Minor tears at the borders, restored.
Literature: Rubens, Alfred. A Jewish Iconography. London: The Jewish Museum, 1954. No. 2103.
2. Portrait of Rabbi Shmuel Landau. Lithographic print by M. Schmelkes. Prague, [mid 19th century].
The caption below the portrait reads, "Rabbi Samuel Landau, Erster Oberjurist und Religions Vorsteher zu Prag – the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau, known for his responsa and glosses in the Noda BeYehuda book…".
About 39X29 cm, framed to a size of 64.5X54.5 cm. Not examined out of the frame. Fair-good condition. Tears and damages to right side, restored. Stains.
The Gaon Rabbi Yehezkel HaLevy (Segal) Landau (1713-1793), Prague's famous rabbi, was an influential authority in Halacha and a leading rabbinical figure. He was the author of the Responsa book "Noda BeYehuda," "Sefer Tziyun LeNefesh Chaya" and others. His son, the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Landau (1740-1831), succeeded his father as rabbi of Prague, and was known as one of the leading religious figures of his generation. His Responsa and homiletics were printed in his father's books and in his own book "Shivat Zion."