Antique Print-ETHNIC-SAMOYED-URALIC FAMILY-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES-Blanchard-1806

This print shows a view on a man and woman from the linguitic, ethnic and cultural group of the Samoyedes in traditional clothes. They are part of the Uralic family. The name derives from the obsolete term Samoyed used in Russian Empire for some of the Indigenous peoples of Siberia.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Blanchard.

Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 9.9 x 16.2 cm (3.9 x 6.38 inch). Image size: 7 x 11.5 cm. (2.76 x 4.53 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Brown spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ETHNIC-SAMOYED-URALIC FAMILY-TRADITIONAL CLOTHES-MAN AND WIFE-RUSSIA-SIBERIA | RBOS-A10-10

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This print is published in the travelbook of Pierre Blanchard, 1806.