Antique Lithograph German Folk Costumes Chur-Hessen um Marburg Albert Kretschmer 1870 Antique chromolithograph titled: 'Chur-Hessen um Marburg' shows the costumes of Germany; Chur-Hessen um Marburg. This original antique print originates from: 'Deutsche Volkstrachten. Original-Zeichnungen mit erklдrendem Tekst' by Albert Kretschmer, published in Leipzig 1870. Published in Leipzig by J. G. Bach after designs by Albert Kretschmer, the plate belongs to a celebrated 19th-century series documenting regional European dress with both scholarly intent and decorative refinement. The inclusion of landscape and movement gives the image strong visual appeal for interior display. Size of image: approx. 7.75 inches x 10 inches (approx. 19.5 cm x 25.5 cm) Size of sheet: approx. 10.5 inches x 13 inches (approx. 27 cm x 33 cm) In very good condition; blank en verso. This is an original published between 1870 and 1880, not a reproduction! I sell only originals!! ? Chromolithograph came from Deutsche Volkstrachten, Original-Zeichnungen mit erklдrendem Text (1887) by Albert Kretschmer, a book detailing the folk dress of the peoples in areas covering modern day Austria and southern Germany. ?Albert Kretschmer (1825-1891) was known for his highly detailed drawings, watercolors and lithographs usually in publications detailing varieties of German and international costumes and historical clothing. In addition, he worked until 1889 as a costume designer at the Kцnigliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin.