Subject: Java, Indonesia - Natives
Period: 1703 (circa)
Publication: Neu-Eröffnete Welt-Galleria
Color: Hand Color
Size:
6.8 x 9.6 inches
17.3 x 24.4 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 an Indian envoy from the region of Banten to the English Court. 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 a tiny tear at bottom.