Historische Bilder : eine Reihe anziehender Schilderungen hervorragender Männer und Ereignisse der Weltgeschichte ; Für die reifere Jugend aus den Werken der bewährtesten Historiker
A German illustrated history book of 1860, published by August Riese, compiled by F. Orelli and J. H. Leidhecker as a series of vivid scenes of notable men and events from world history for older young readers. Its hand-coloured wood engravings show costumed figures in interiors: a card game in a stone cellar, a richly robed ruler by a fireplace, an officer in uniform conversing in a bare room, and two men dining at a table. A designer could draw on their warm period colour, cross-hatched shadows and tight framing of groups around tables and hearths.
