Subject: Jewish artists

A single-page letter written by Frederick Cohen in Detroit, Michigan, to Andrew M. Makin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1845. The letter details Cohen's childhood art training in England, providing valuable biographical information about the artist's early life and training.

Oil miniature on ivory of an unknown sitter, signed 'S. Polack.' Solomon Polack (1757-1839) was a Jewish artist born in The Hague who worked in Dublin and London from 1790 to 1835. He frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy and, in addition to miniature painting, designed and etched plates for a Hebrew Bible.