King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, micrography by Moses Elijah Goldstein.
Frankfurt am Main, [1899].
Color lithograph on paper.
Illustration: the Queen of Sheba has come to prove King Solomon with riddles.
Text: excerpts from Kings I and Kings II. Printed above the illustration is the inscription: "A gift presented to" (printed on all copies of the micrography), after which Moses Elijah Goldsten added, in handwriting, the name of the receiver: "The wondrous Rabbi… Shlomo son of Yosef Teplitz". Printed on the bottom are details regarding the micrography, in Hebrew and German.
Leaf: approx. 38X45.5 cm. Mounted on cardboard and attached to passe-partout. Good condition. Light stains.
Provenance: collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.