Aquatint of a Jewish peddler
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 13.500 inches (34.29 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- B.E. Mansfeld (Engraver)
- Johann Christian Brand (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 print 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
Colored engraving of a Jewish peddler or junk dealer created in 18th century Vienna. It was one of the illustrations included in the book, Der Kaufruf in Wien. 40 Wiener Typen nach dem Kupferstichwerk aus dem Jahre 1775, a visual survey of Viennese types. Other entries included other peddles and dealers of various items including beer, canvas, carpets, cheese, ink, milk, rosaries, as well as a day laborer, a laundress, and a straw cutter. This print 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
Aquatint from copper engraving on paper of a realistic and detailed portrait of a man with stereotypical Jewish features, including red hair, hooded eyes, long, pointed nose, and full lips. His wears late 18th century dress: gray frock coat, black vest with white shirt with cravat, black breeches, and buckle shoes. He wears a skull cap and holds a tricorn hat in his left hand. On the ground next to him is a large, tied and covered parcel, a bundle of metal tipped sticks, and some red pouches.
Subjects
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
- Jewish peddlers--Austria--18th century--Pictorial works.
- Jews--Austria--18th century--Portraits.
- Jews in art--Austria--18th century--Portraits.
Genre
- Art
- Object