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Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (British, 1793-1864) Jewish Synagogue, Great St. Helens (London), Celebrations of the Feast of Tabernacles

SIGNED "T H SHEPHERD" (BOTTOM CENTRE)

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Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (British, 1793-1864)
Jewish Synagogue, Great St. Helens (London), Celebrations of the Feast of Tabernacles
Signed "T H Shepherd" (bottom centre)
Watercolour on paper
19 x 14 cm.

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Lot Essay

This very detailed original watercolour was published as etching in 1841 (engraved by H. Melville). The Synagogue Great St. Helens was dedicated on 13 September 1838.
Comparative Literature:
Alfred Rubens, A Jewish Iconography, London, 1981, page 79 No 797

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