Subject: Caribbean, Natives
Period: 1703 (circa)
Publication: Neu-Eröffnete Welt-Galleria
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.3 x 9.9 inches
18.5 x 25.1 cm
This engraving is from a series of portraits by Caspar Luyken depicting the costumes of people from around the world, from Vienna's imperial court to the common man. This image shows a West-Indian king. From Abraham a Sancta Clara's Neu-Eröffnete Welt-Galleria, published by Christopher Weigel.
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Condition: B+
Full contemporary color with light soiling and an archivally repaired tear at bottom.