German Satirical Broadside Depicting Social Estates, Antisemitic Content, 19th Century. German hand-colored printed broadside titled "Die verschiedene Stände im menschlichen Leben" ("The Different Estates in Human Life"), presenting a hierarchical tableau of social classes rendered in a theatrical, stage-like composition. Figures representing clergy, nobility, soldiers, laborers, peasants, and tradespeople are arranged on raised platforms, each accompanied by German captions describing their perceived roles and claims within society.
The print includes explicit antisemitic caricature and language, reflective of widespread 19th-century Central European social prejudice and polemical satire. Such imagery, while objectionable by modern standards, is historically significant as documentary evidence of period attitudes, class ideology, and visual propaganda.
Printed in Germany and likely dating to the mid-to-late 19th century, the sheet is finely detailed and retains original hand coloring. Presented in a later molded black frame. Overall condition consistent with age, with light toning and minor wear visible to margins beneath the mat.
Offered strictly as a historical artifact illustrating social stratification and antisemitic ideology in 19th-century Europe. Suitable for institutional collections, academic study, or collectors of historical ephemera and political or social propaganda.
Estimated Value $200 - 300
Judaica
