Portrait of Solomon Ayllon (1660/64–1728), Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Congregations in London and Amsterdam from 1700 to 1728

Jacobus Houbraken

1728

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Print portrait of man with curly wig and beard in oval frame, and Latin and Hebrew text below. — Portrait of Solomon Ayllon, Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Congregations in London and Amsterdam from 1700 to 1728. This portrait was printed at the time of his death to commemorate him.

Credits

Amsterdam City Archives / Jacobus Houbraken, "Salomon Aelyon," 1728.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Creator Bio

Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver. Born in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, he learned the art of engraving from his father, Arnold Houbraken. In 1707 he moved to Amsterdam to help his father with his magnum opus, The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (1718–1721), bringing it to publication after his father’s death. Houbraken was known for his portraits of notable people in the Netherlands. He also collaborated with the historian Thomas Birch and the artist George Vertue on Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, published in installments in London from 1743 to 1752.