Portret van een onbekende rabbijn, Jeruzalem c. 1867 - 1877

"Portret van een onbekende rabbijn, Jeruzalem" is a photograph by Félix Bonfils taken between 1867 and 1877. The image depicts a Rabbi from Jerusalem in a seated position, holding a book in his lap. Bonfils was known for his photographs of the Middle East, particularly Jerusalem, where he documented the lives of its inhabitants, like this Rabbi. This photograph exemplifies Bonfils's approach to capturing everyday life in Jerusalem, and his use of the photographic medium to record and document the diversity of the city's people.