Rare 1799 engraving titled at the top "Moses-Mendel-Mener-Pinkus-and the Screamer-blows up everybody!" The horrific image shows a caricature of a bare chested Jewish woman being led through the streets of Spandau, a bag full of money tied to one hand which is also tied to an official walking behind her who is beating her with a bunch of branches. In the foreground one man is whipping a wild boar, probably ready to loose it on the woman, as a dog defecates further forward. A priest at left cheers the spectacle as does the crowd, and a young boy cartwheels at the front of the parade. An inscription in German at bottom mentions "the Jew Meyer".
The engraving may have related to the 1799 circular letter addressed to the ""Very Reverend Chief Councilor of the Consistory and Provost [Probst] Teller at Berlin by some heads of families of the Jewish Religion, "" in which the anonymous author signified willingness, in his own name and that of others, to be baptized, if they would not be obliged thereby to believe in the specifically Christian dogmas. Teller emphatically refused his request. This same image appears in the infamous "Die Juden in der Karrikatur".1921
Dimensions;17in H X 15.7in W X 43.5cm H. X 39.5cm W.
Pencil note at top , dust soiled, still very good condition.
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