Color print of an old Jew inviting a young woman to dine
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 15.125 inches (38.418 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
Creator(s)
- Peter Ehrenthal (Compiler)
- R. Sayer & J. Bennett (Publisher)
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 lithograph 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 lithograph 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
Color lithograph print depicting a richly dressed, bald man with a large nose, fleshy lips, and a beard seated at a table set with a tea tray on the left. To his right, a young, dark skinned African servant in uniform has drawn out a chair and the man points at it, inviting an attractive, young woman to join him. She is in left profile and wears a low cut black dress with a full skirt and sleeves, and a gauzy white apron. Her hands are in a muff and her brown hair is piled high beneath a white scarf. To her right, an older, narrow-faced woman on a sofa wears a fur-trimmed, red robe and frowns as she watches. In the background, there are 2 paintings depicting biblical seduction scenes and an elaborately framed mirror. The title and publication information are printed along the bottom.
People
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.
Subjects
- Jews--Caricatures and cartoons--Great Britain--18th century.
- Jews--Great Britain--18th century--Pictorial works.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art.
- Jews in art.
- Antisemitism--Great Britain--18th century--Pictorial works.
- Antisemitism in art.
Genre
- Object
- Art