Original engraving of the mid 19th century with a group of Hungarian village men and women: a piper in a fur cap surrounded by women in headscarves, and a barefoot peasant family on the left. Drawn by Vernier and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre, with the bilingual caption Paysans et Paysannes Hongrois / Aldeanos y Aldeanas Húngaros.
Original engraving of the mid 19th century with a group of Hungarian village men and women: a piper in a fur cap surrounded by women in headscarves, and a barefoot peasant family on the left. Drawn by Vernier and engraved under the direction of Lemaitre, with the bilingual caption Paysans et Paysannes Hongrois / Aldeanos y Aldeanas Húngaros.
It comes from the Panorama Universal, the Spanish version of Firmin Didot's L'Univers pittoresque published in Barcelona in the middle of the 19th century; the signature at the lower left refers to the volume on Austria, of which Hungary formed part. It carries the number 37.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist: Vernier.
Engraver: Lemaitre (direxit).
Date: About 1840-1850.
Source: Panorama Universal; print no. 37.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 in (20 x 13.5 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper. Rust specks scattered through the margins and a crease with a small tear at the lower edge.