Der dritte August : Erzählung für die Jugend ; Mit 4 Illustrationen
A German youth storybook from 1870 by Thekla von Gumpert, published by Verlag von Carl Flemming, with hand-coloured lithographic plates of historical scenes. The pictures show Prussian soldiers in green and dark uniforms, a king examining a young cadet at a writing table with a greyhound, and a formal interior with a queen, a veteran and a woman in a pink gown. A designer could take the flat, warm hand-colouring and the historical costume detail for period-themed palettes and figure groupings.
