Young bride of Cheb, Bohemia, 18th century
Young bride of Cheb or Eger, Bohemia (Czech Republic), in her wedding dress, 18th century. She wears dark and solemn colours, a nuptial band on her head, and holds a rosary, Bible and veil. Jeune femme d'Egra en habit de noce. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Autriche: Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Autrichiens, Austria: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the Austrians, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1823. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator
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