French cartoon of a Jewish man who knows his money makes up for his looks
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm)
Creator(s)
- Alfred Grevin (Publisher)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- Journal Amusant (Publisher)
- Denoue et Coindre (Illustrator)
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 illustration 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
Cartoon from a late 19th century French humor weekly, Petit journal pour rire, with a cartoon of a Jewish suitor, who, when told by a woman that he is ugly, remains confident, because, as he tells her, his father is rich. This illustration is one of more than 900 items in the Katz Ehrenthal Collection of antisemitic visual materials.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Cartoon from a feature in the French illustrated humor journal of a coupe in a parlor interior. The Gentile French woman, elegantly dressed in a gown with bustle, is addressing a man with stereotypical Jewish features, a large nose and curly hair, seated on a cushioned stool in front of her. He is formally dressed, in suit, tie, and boutonniere, with his hands clasped under his knees. Dialog caption: Frenchwoman: --- Mon dieu ! si vous saviez comme vous ètes bête, mon pauvre Théodule ! [ Dear God, if only you knew how ugly you are my dear Theodule ! ] The Jew: --- M'en fiche bien ... papa est riche ! [I do not care - Father is rich !]
Subjects
- Antisemitism in art--Germany.
- French wit and humor--Periodicals--19th century.
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons--France.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
- Jews in art--France-19th century.
Genre
- Object
- Art