Abstract

A remarkable range of social classes and sartorial styles are represented in this sketch of inmates taking their morning exercise in the yard of the Berlin City Bailiwick. This woodcut is based on a drawing by E. Hosang.

Taking a Morning Walk—in Jail (1880)

Ernst Hosang

Source

Source: “Morgenspaziergang der Untersuchungsgefangenen in der Berliner Stadtvogtei.“ [“Prisoners (Pre-Trail Detainees) on a Morning Walk in the Berlin City Bailiwick”]. Woodcut based on a drawing by Ernst Hosang (1880).
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Recommended Citation

Taking a Morning Walk—in Jail (1880), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/forging-an-empire-bismarckian-germany-1866-1890/ghdi:image-1275> [December 19, 2024].

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