Description
“Mercator in Russia” (“The Russian Merchant.”) CLXVII Also pflegen handelssleuth in Reussen bekleidt zu gehen. (So traders in Russia usually go dressed.) 29.5 cm x 19.5 cm An old repair with laid paper on the verso. Hand-colored. From Hans Weigel Habitus praecipuorum tam virorum quam feminarum singulari arti depicti: Trachtenbuch. Nürnberg: Weigel, 1577. Holzschnitt von Hans Weigel nach Zeichnung von Jost Amman. Woodcut by Hans Weigel after a drawing by Jost Amman. Costumes.
