Creator Bio

Abraham Solomon

1824–1862

Abraham Solomon was from a prominent Ashkenazic family that came to Britain in the late eighteenth century. He studied at the Royal Academy and showed there regularly beginning in 1841. Solomon was known for his paintings of literary genre subjects and socially conscious themes of contemporary life. Early in his career he painted Jewish subjects, including Rabbi Expounding the Scriptures, shown at the Society of British Artists in 1840. Two of Abraham Solomon’s siblings—Rebecca and Simeon—also had notable artistic careers.

Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator

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First Class—The Meeting

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This is the second version of First Class: The Meeting—And at First Meeting Loved painted by Abraham Solomon. A young man in naval uniform talks with an older man and a young woman, who sits near the…

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Waiting for the Verdict

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Waiting for the Verdict depicts a despondent family sitting outside a courtroom, waiting for a verdict in the trial of a loved one. Through the door can be seen a judge and white-wigged lawyers…
Painting of women seated at rows of desks sewing.
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Painters, Sculptors, and Photographers, 1750–1880

All over the world, Jewish art reflected the hybrid nature of Jewishness, including the material circumstances and cultural milieu of the larger environment. Individual artisans and artists selected and created according to their personal and Jewish experiences.