Hello,
today I'm showing you a very old print from the Scholz publishing house.
These sheets, signed "by Joseph Scholz in Mainz," likely represent Scholz's first series of soldier prints and date from the late 1830s and 1840s.
Surprisingly, all early Scholz sheets with Prussian motifs are more or less incorrectly colored. This is particularly noticeable here due to the dark green (instead of dark blue) uniforms. Perhaps they were attempting to depict Russian uniforms? Maybe these prints were originally only in black and white and were colored later. Or were these sheets even produced in different colors? Unfortunately, they are too rare, and I haven't seen enough to make any definitive statements. But it's certainly striking and a curiosity.
The paper used for these prints is very thin. The figures measure approximately 13 cm from toes to forehead.
Best regards,
Andreas
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