This interesting little item, an early Jewish Museum, London publication, caught my eye because of a family connection. My late father and grandfather both used to buy jewellery from the firm of M. H. Meyer that is mentioned. The author, Wilfred Sampson Samuel, was a British businessman and historian who was born in London in … Continue reading Lord Meyor’s Show-Day 1837, by Wilfred Samuel, London 1950.
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Anglo-Jewish Portraits, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London 1935.
This is a biographical catalogue of engraved Anglo-Jewish portraits. Before the days of photography, the only images of people were paintings, drawings and engravings. this catalogue of about 460 known engravings includes a large selection of images, and I have reproduced a few interesting ones below. Alfred Rubens (1903-1998) was a chartered surveyor who made … Continue reading Anglo-Jewish Portraits, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London 1935.
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