Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Auguste Wahlen, Illustrations de Moeurs (1844)

A selection of illustration from Auguste Wahlen's Illustrations de Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde (Brusseles, 1844). Some drawings are clearly copied from Jean-François Gamba's Voyage dans la Russie méridionale (published in 1826)


Georgian woman

Mingrelian




Imeretian prince



Circassian


Circassian


Circassian


Armenian merchant

Young Armenian woman


No comments:

Post a Comment