Cruikshank, (S.P.?) Solomon in all his Glory !! Coloured and Colourful Cartoon depicting a Jew in resplendent clothes and a tricorn hat surrounded by three girls at the corner of Petticoat Lane. With one hand he holds a girl’s hand and with the other he embraces another girl. London circa 1800
Cartoon and legend 31cm x 22cm mounted on a stiff board and raised gilt surround 38cm x 30cm One of many antisemitic caricatures published in England during the 18th and 19th Centuries See Rubens 'Jewish Iconography' 1954 No 1485, VG
£265.00 [Ref: 3640]Ridley (engraver) Rabbi Solomon Hirschel (1741- 1842) - Portrait - London 1811
Rabbi Solomon Hirschel (1741 - 1842) Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jews in England from 1802 until his death. Born in London, the son of Hart Lyon. Rubens, A Jewish Iconography no. 1569. Engraved by Ridley for the European Magazine from an original painting by Drummond. Published APril 1811. Stipple engraving 82 x 76 mm. Mounted ready for framing.
£125.00 [Ref: 4866]
Spy (Sir Leslie Ward) Vanity Fair Print - The Chief Rabbi - The Very Reverend Hermann Adler London 1904
Original Vanity Fair Print - Men of the Day No 912. The illustrator is Spy. From 1869 to 1914 the weeky magazine 'Vanity Fair' contained a caricature of some well known political person, celebrity, lawyer etc over the years more than 2,300 were produced. Of these about 70 feature prominent Jewish individuals such as the Rothchilds, Zangwill, Disraeli etc. Each print was issued with a text about the featured person. This print has been mounted ready for framing and includes the text. Mounted it is 48 x 33.5 cm .
£125.00 [Ref: 5013]