Original Official Photograph of Rabbi Nathan Adler. England, C. 1875

Original Official Photograph of Rabbi Nathan Adler. England, C. 1875

Magnificent large art photograph in unique tones, created using a special technique in Barraud's studio, the studio that supplied portraits for most of the nobility and social elite of those days.

The photograph is affixed to Barraud's official cardboard, a greenish color, and placed in an elegant designated file that also serves as a frame for the photograph. At the bottom of the photograph, there is a kind of recessed plaque with a foreign-language inscription affirming that it is an original studio photograph from the renowned studio and that it was taken c. 1875. It comes with two leaves in English describing the rabbi's life and work.

Rabbi Nathan Marcus ben Mordechai HaKohen Adler (1803-1890) was the second chief rabbi of the British Empire. He was born in Hanover and was named after his illustrious grandfather, the Kabbalist Rabbi Nathan Adler of Frankfurt. In his youth, he served as rabbi in Würzburg and in Oldenburg. He was later appointed rabbi of the country. He was the first chief rabbi of Germany who held a doctorate, and was considered one of the pioneers of the modern rabbinate. He was appointed rabbi of the Great Synagogue in London in 1845 and served as rabbi of the British Empire.

Herbert Rose Barraud [1845-1896] was the renowned portrait photographer of British aristocracy. He had a photo studio in London (on Oxford Street) and in Liverpool. At his studio, he produced photographs of many diplomats, famous artists and members of the aristocracy. Most of Barraud's photographs used the Woodburytypes technique, which was innovative in its time.

[1] large artistic photograph, 17.5x24.5 cm.

The photograph itself is in very fine condition, as is the elegant file. There are very light tears in the cardboard around the photograph.