Allegory on the trial of the Jew Aron Abrams, 1737, An old and harmful old hand in the trap. or the imprisoned Smous, with his weapon Given to him by Justice (title on object), The Amsterdam Jewish impostor Aron Abrams or Abrahams is flogged and branded. In the clouds Justice with sword and scales but without blindfold. Among four animals that symbolize 'the bad Jew': a rooting boar, a wolf in a bank vault, a fox in a dovecote and a dog in the kitchen. The rat in the trap represents Abrahams himself who is now imprisoned. Below the image there is a verse and text explaining the picture

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