Gallerie der Völker aus der Nähe und Ferne : zur belehrenden Unterhaltung der Jugend
A hand-coloured German plate book of 1815 published by Quellmalz, titled Gallerie der Völker aus der Nähe und Ferne, meant to teach young readers about the peoples of near and distant lands. Its sheets are numbered groupings of small full-length figures in regional dress, set against simple landscape backgrounds, with captions in German and French. A designer might borrow the flat, costume-catalogue layout and the bright regional colour for a panel of world cultures.
