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Celebratory Processional in Prague to Honor Joseph II
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A month after the birth of future Emperor Joseph II (March 13, 1741), the Jews of Prague held a festive procession in honor of the happy event. The procession, which was planned and led by the…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czechoslovakia)

Date:

1741

Subjects:

Print, Art, Cities, Dress, Class

Categories:

Cartooning & graphic art
Print of long procession of people on horses and on foot carrying banners and trumpets, from one archway down and across the page to another archway, with German heading and text below.
Jewish Merchant (Mercante Giudeo)
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This depiction of a Jewish merchant is from a travelogue by French geographer Nicolas Nicolay, who is believed to have also done his own illustrations. Considered at the time a key source of…

Contributor:

Nicolas de Nicolay

Places:

Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)

Date:

1585

Subjects:

Print, Dress, Class, Economic life, Ethnography

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Full body drawing of man in turban with textiles folded over left arm and right hand in pocket.