Salomon ben Israël, Rabbi

Additional texteDescription: It is widely known that Hall was strongly influenced by both Rubens and Rembrandt. In 1775 he painted a portrait in a retrospective, Rembrandtesque style of Salomon ben Israel, a well known Jewish model among Parisian artists. One signed and dated version was sold in 1935 at the major Pierpont Morgan auction in London. A replica was auctioned at Sotheby´s in London 40 years later. This version has been unknown until now. The virtuosity of the brushwork is characteristic of Hall. Because of its high quality, this portrait is one of the artist´s finest works in the Nationalmuseum´s extensive collection.