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The Last of the Jews, All That Was Left
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Educated as a lawyer at Brown and Harvard Universities, Hoppin practiced his profession in his native Providence, Rhode Island, before becoming an illustrator. He generally specialized in humorous subjects, although he also illustrated travel books.
This anti-Semitic drawing shows a scarecrow with the three balls of a pawnbroker's sign at the neck.
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Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 x W: 4 1/16 in. (12.7 x 10.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1959