Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien / Etudes prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les cris de Vienne (Cries of Vienna)

Johann Christian Brand

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a title page for an illustrated work. The page features ornate calligraphy in German and French, with decorative borders. The German text mentions "Zeichnungen nach dem gemeinen Volke besonders Der Kaufruf in Wien" and the French text states "Études prises dans le bas peuple et principalement Les Cris de Vienne." The year mentioned at the bottom is 1775. The border around the text is intricate, with alternating dashed and solid lines, along with small decorative motifs. The overall style is characteristic of 18th-century European printmaking and typography.