New Political Alphabet, Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1800

Satirical representation of the current political climate in switzerland illustrated by the letters r - z of the alphabet; each illustrated by a small square: r = religion (a group of church goers prefering to go to the local pub instead); s = sitten (men visiting a brothel) and 'suspendiert'; t = teufel (no illustration); v = vacat (no illustration); w = wahrheit (no illustration); x= xantippe ( a woman holding up a huge wine glass, which is shaped like a 'y' and which a small man is trying to reach; z = zukunft ( a camel and the bernese bear hiding behind a curtain); third plate from a set of three. 1800 etching. Date: 1800. Dimensions: Height: 215 mm; Width: 177 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Neues politisches Alphabet (BM 1878,1214.221)