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Portrait of Jacob Ries
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Jacob Ries (1660–1751) of Prague first worked as a badchan (jester) for weddings. In 1710, he became court jester in Vienna under Charles VI. The artist of this portrait of Ries is not known. It…

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Artist Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1710

Subjects:

Portrait, Class, Monarchy, Profession, Humor

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Drawing of a man of short stature with long wavy hair and a hat, holding a cane in right hand with left hand on hip, with figures in background and Hebrew and German writing above and below picture.
Description of the Celebratory Procession of Prague Jewry
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Unknown

Places:

Prague, Holy Roman Empire (Prague, Czech Republic)

Date:

1741

Subjects:

Monarchy, Community, Holidays, Christian-Jewish relations, Class

Categories:

Historical writing, Firsthand accounts