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Auction 192, Lot 338

"Tanzende West-Indianische Konigin", Weigel, Christopher

Subject: Caribbean, Natives

Period: 1703 (circa)

Publication: Neu-Eröffnete Welt-Galleria

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.3 x 9.9 inches
18.5 x 25.1 cm
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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 a West-Indian queen dancing. 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 couple of tiny edge tears at right.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 4/26/2023

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