Lot 53
"The Different Classes of Human Life" – Antisemitic Print – Frankfurt, mid-19th Century
Die verschiedenen Stände im menschlichen Leben [The Different Classes of Human Life], hand-colored lithograph. Frankfurt a.M.: E. G. May & Wirsing, [ca. mid-19th century]. German.
Antisemitic print depicting seven figures on an ascending and then descending staircase (a variation on the theme of the Stages of Life) – Emperor, nobleman, pastor, Jew, soldier and farmer. Beneath each figure is a saying representing its economic status. The Jew, who stands on the highest step, says: "I have to live on the profit".
25.5X34 cm. Fair condition. Mounted on card. Closed and open tears to edges. Creases and fold lines. Stains.
