Dwarfism.- Anonymous (German, circa 1710) Jacob Ries der Sohn Marcus, gebohren in ...Prag, ietzo aber in ...Wien, broadside on a Jewish dwarf called Jacob Ries, with an engraving showing him in his court attire with five other dwarves in the background, with engraved title and text in German and Hebrew, on laid paper with partial watermark, platemark 247 x 167 mm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in), small margins, handling creases and old olds, minor toning and spotting, unframed, 1710
⁂ A very scarce portrait of Jacob Ries, who is not mentioned in the Jewish Encyclopedia. We can trace two other copies held within institutional collections (the British Museum and the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek), but no record at auction.
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