Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Caricature Printed on Cloth - Austro-Hungarian Army - Vienna, Late 19th Century

Opening: $2,000
Unsold
Landstrum, color caricature printed on cloth. Signed in print: Wilhelm Zoeleer. Vienna: Atzgersdorfer Druck Fabrik Jacob Egg, Vienna, [late 19th century].
This satirical image portrays Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria inspecting Jews and other ethnic types as they enter military service. The borders feature the provincial emblems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The title of the caricature is printed in the four corners, in German, Hungarian, Slovak and Italian.
76X77 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade