Mountain People of the Riesengebirge and a Wedding Procession, 1842
€ 225
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-77
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light wear to the bottom left corner. Light age toning; light handling soiling along the edges and a few small spots in the margins. Printed image clean.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph, hand colored, from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842). The upper image shows two men carrying loads on wooden back frames, one with a large tied sack, the other with a tall wicker basket, both in black hats and holding short sticks; the man on the left, in a green coat, wears round snowshoes. Beside them stands a woman in a pink head scarf, green shawl and flowered apron holding a swaddled baby, with a leafy green bush growing between her and the two men. The lower image shows a wedding party walking along a path in front of a church spire and green hills, led by two men blowing horns tied with red ribbons; behind them come men in cocked hats, long coats, red or yellow waistcoats and white stockings, some holding sprigs, and women in bodices and flowered or spotted aprons, with grass and a fallen branch in the foreground.
The top margin is lettered "Tom IV", "GERMANIA" and "Tav. 77". Under the upper image: "Montanari Boemo-Germani del Riesengebirg" (Bohemian German mountain people of the Riesengebirge). Under the lower image: "Abitanti del Riesengebirg in comitiva nuziale" (Inhabitants of the Riesengebirge in a wedding party).
The Riesengebirge, or Giant Mountains, form the border between Bohemia and Silesia; today the range is shared by the Czech Republic and Poland.
The long procession across the lower half gives the plate a pleasing rhythm on the wall.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
