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Born in London, as a young girl Abigaill Levy immigrated with her parents to New York City. In 1712, she married Jacob Franks, with whom she would have nine children. Despite his Ashkenazic family…
Contributor:
Gerardus Duyckinck I
Places:
New York City, Kingdom of Great Britain (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1735
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In a self-portrait from ca. 1721, Catherine da Costa depicts herself at work in a studio, painting a portrait of mother and child that resembles paintings of the Madonna and child.
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Catherine da Costa
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
ca. 1720
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Among Catherine da Costa’s surviving paintings is the full-length portrait of her father, Dr. Fernando Mendes (1647–1724). Mendes was a prominent Jewish physician, who attended both King Charles II…
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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1721
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David Tevele Schiff (d. 1791) was the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death. At the time of his appointment, the rabbi of the Great Synagogue was also considered to be the…
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Martha Isaacs
Places:
London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1765
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Don Francisco Lopes Suasso (Abraham Israel Suasso, 1657–1710) was born in Amsterdam, the oldest child of wealthy Portuguese Jewish banker Antonio Lopes Suasso. Francisco followed in his father’s…
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Bernard de Jongere Lens
Places:
London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1717
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This portrait of David Nieto was printed by James McArdell after a painting by David Esteves, London. David Nietostudied medicine in Padua and initially served as physician, preacher, and rabbinic…
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James McArdell, David Esteves
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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ca. 1745–1765
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Francis Salvador (Daniel Francisco Salvador, 1685–1754) was born in Amsterdam. He was a relative of Catherine da Costa, the artist who painted his portrait. He was the grandfather of Francis Salvador…
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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1720
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This hand-colored mezzotint depicts a street peddler selling sewing supplies and other dry goods in London. A growing number of Moroccan Muslim and Jewish traders came to England in the late…
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
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ca. 1800
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Tzvi Hirsch ben Jacob Ashkenazi (ca. 1660–1718) was a talmudist and community leader from Moravia. Also known as the Ḥakham Tzvi, a Sephardic scholarly title he is thought to have received from the…
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Artist Unknown
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London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1714
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Among the portrait miniatures of family members that Catherine da Costa painted is this locket portrait of her son, Abraham da Costa (b. 1704), when he was ten years old.
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Catherine da Costa
Places:
London, Kingdom of Great Britain (London, United Kingdom)
Date:
1714