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The Jews shaving the Par-l-m-t : or the knowg. ones taken in

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The Jews shaving the Par-l-m-t : or the knowg. ones taken in

[England] : Publish'd according to act of Parliamt: for Tim: Barber at ye Descterous Trimer over the water, [approximately 1753]
etching with engraved text
10 x 13 13/16 in. (253 x 350 mm.)
Peel 0481
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Antisemitic satire on the Jewish Naturalization Act; a group of men clustered around a man being shaved, on the left, the Duke of Cumberland and on the right, the Duke of Newcastle.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints