Antique Costume Print of Inhabitants of Guatemala by Wahlen, 1843

Name: Antique Costume Print of Inhabitants of Guatemala by Wahlen, 1843
Brand: Auguste Wahlen
SKU: BG-12499-70
Price: 110 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1843
Maker: Auguste Wahlen
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 20 × 13.5 cm (7.9 × 5.3 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Central America
Reference: BG-12499-70

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

A woman and a man of Guatemala, an original hand-colored print from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du monde, published in 1843. The plate is lettered "Femme et Homme de Guatemala" beneath the image.

A tall woman fills the foreground in a loose, striped blouse-like wrap woven in red and blue bands over a full pale skirt, with a red headcloth, bead necklace, earrings, bracelets and leather sandals tied with cords. In the distance, drawn much smaller, a man in a broad straw hat stands in a long shaggy cloak over a white garment with a red sash. A cast shadow in orange and green washes marks the ground. The outlines are engraved and the color is applied by hand in transparent washes, with the engraver's signature at lower left.

The plate is one of the national costume views in Wahlen's compendium of the dress and customs of the world's peoples.

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