Print of two Jewish moneylenders with a gentile client
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- William Humphrey (Publisher)
- Thomas Rowlandson (Artist)
Biographical History
The Katz Ehrenthal Collection is a collection of more than 900 objects depicting Jews and antisemitic and anti-Jewish propaganda from the medieval to the modern era, in Europe, Russia, and the United States. The collection was amassed by Peter Ehrenthal, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, to document the pervasive history of anti-Jewish hatred in Western art, politics and popular culture. It includes crude folk art as well as pieces created by Europe's finest craftsmen, prints and periodical illustrations, posters, paintings, decorative art, and toys and everyday household items decorated with depictions of stereotypical Jewish figures.
Archival History
The etching was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the Katz Family.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Katz Family
Funding Note: The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Scope and Content
The etching is one of the more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic artifacts and visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Handcolored print of an etching of a young, finely featured man wearing a large, yellow, star shaped medal, likely the Prince of Wales, talking to 2 money lenders in gentleman’s clothing. The young man is holding his left hand out, the palm turned up expectantly. He holds a riding-whip in his right hand and wears a blue jacket with matching breeches. He is seated on the left, his right leg resting on his left knee. Seated opposite him, both lenders have thick eyebrows and large noses. The lender wearing glasses leans forward to examine a large sheet of paper with seals dangling from the corner. To his left, the other man is wearing a wig and smiling slightly. Centered in the background, there is a small table is set with a coffee service. The title and publication information are printed along the bottom. There are handwritten markings on the back.
Subjects
- Jews in art.
- Moneylenders--Caricatures and cartoons--Great Britain--19th century.
- Jews--Great Britain--19th century--Pictorial works.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons--Great Britain--19th century.
Genre
- Art
- Object