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Portrait of Prof. The Rev. William Henry Hechler (1845-1931). 1905. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right . Note: William Henry Hechler was born in Benares, India. While serving as the chaplain for the British Embassy in Vienna, he read Theodor Herzl's newly written, "The Jewish State" (der Judenstaadt). He immediately understood the centrality and vital importance of Herzl's work as complimentary to the prophetic biblical restoration of the Jews. Theodor Herzl (1860-1904) was a Austro-Hungarian Jewish journalist and lawyer who was the father of modern political Zionism. Hechler allied himself with Herzl and the nascent Zionist movement providing key introductions to Herzl to German Royal Society. Herzl's publically perceived diplomatic successes, facilitated by Hechler, propelled Herzl unto the international scene with astonishing speed. Hechler significantly legitimized Herzl and enormously aided the acceptance and development of Zionism. Hechler remained a confidant, friend, supporter and aide to Herzl until Herzl's death in 1904. It has long been recognized that without Hechler's intercession and support , Herzl may have simply remained an obscure, eccentric Viennese journalist. The course of Zionism, and possibly the very founding of the modern State of Israel, may not have been successful. He died in London in January 30, 1931. This work is included in the The De Laszlo Archive Trust catalogue raisonne data base No. 111027 maintained online and comes with COA photograph from the Trust. Property of a Park Ave, NYC estate. Dimensions: 30" h x 25 "w. Frame: 37" h x 32" w.