[NAPOLEON - PRINT] - Lot 98

Lot n° 98
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[NAPOLEON - PRINT] - Lot 98
[NAPOLEON - PRINT] Napoleon the Great reinstated the Jewish religion on May 30, 1806. Famous early 19th-century print engraved by Couché fils (1782–1849), unsigned, in a contemporary print run. (Fading in the margins). 33.5 x 24.5 cm A redemptive depiction of Emperor Napoleon resting one hand on the Tablets of the Law given to Moses and extending his other hand to a woman on the ground, symbolizing the synagogue he is about to restore. The text, entirely engraved in intaglio, concludes with the following sentence: “The gratitude of the French Israelites has not been limited to mere gestures; they prove every day that they are worthy of the sovereign’s favor through their devotion to his august person and their submission to his laws.” Keywords: Judaica, Jewish, Hebrew, rabbis, Torah, Hebrew, Hebraica, Judaism, synagogue, Zionism, Passover, Haggadah, Passover, menorah, Hanukkah, Torah, Juden, Israelite, Israel, antisemitism, Dreyfus, Megillah, Sephardic, ketubah
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