"Portrait of the author of HaK'tav VeHakabbalah and of Iyun Tefillah by R. Yaakov Zvi Meklenburg, Rabbi of the Königsberg community" / "J. H. Meklenburg. Ober-Rabbiner zu Königsberg". Lithograph signed in the plate "Krafft, lith.". Printed by R. Reifs, Dusseldorf, [second half of the 19th century].
R. Yaakov Zvi Meklenburg, Rabbi of Königsberg (1786-1865), prominent rabbi in his days, close disciple of R. Akiva Eger with study methods learned from the Vilna Gaon as apparent in his book HaK'tav VeHakabblah integrating the written Torah with the Oral Torah and often citing the books and writings of the Vilna Gaon. R. Yaakov Zvi also assisted in the printing of the writings of the Vilna Gaon, especially his kabbalistic works and took part in writing his biography in the book Aliyot Eliyahu. His unique composition HaK'tav VeHakabbalah inspired the famed commentaries of his contemporary and friend the Malbim (who succeeded R. Yaakov Zvi in the Königsberg rabbinate) on the Bible.
25.5X33.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Vertical folding mark. Tears to edges and along folding mark. Open tears to edges. Glue marks on verso. Ink-stamped on verso: "Prezydium Rady narodowej m. Łodzi, Wydzial Kolory, Konserwator zabytków, Łódź".