Hindu Warrior. XV^th Century. In full uniform, with lance, shield, arrow + bow, and sword, standing from front. Colored woodcut by the Xylographic Institute of Hugo Kaeseberg (1847 Grimma 1893) after Alois Greil (Linz 1841 – Vienna 1902). Ca. 1877/84. Inscribed: HKaeseberg. XJ. / A Greil (18)77, otherwise as before. 23.2 x 11 cm.

From Lipperh. Ad 46. – LEAVES FOR COSTUME KNOWLEDGE, N.S. 121. – “Of not unessential importance finally is G.’s activity as draughtsman for woodcut …” (Thieme-Becker XIV, 1921, pp. 584 f.).
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