People out and about and doing interesting things, all of them looking to be great fun. Eduard Gurk, Austrian artist. Living from 1801 to 1841, he worked for the Hapsburg court.

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“Der große Dom in der Adelsberger Grotte.” ca. 1834. Austrian. Watercolor. Collections of the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Reproduced from an art book. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_-Der_gro%C3%9Fe_Dom_in_der_Adelsberger_Grotte-_ca1834.jpeg
“An Outdoor Theatrical Presentation for the Vienna Rothschild Family.” 19th c. before 1841. Austrian. Watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/EDOUARD-GURK–Vienna-1801-1841-Jerusalem–An-Outdoor-Theatri?saleno=2586&lotNo=684&refNo=779051

“Her Imperial Majesties’ crossing from Varenna to Villa Melzi. Part of Emperor Ferdinand I’s coronation trips to Prague and via Tyrol to Milan.”1836. Austrian. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_004.jpg
“Mailand, Porta Orientale – Darbringung der Stadtschlüssel an I.I.M.M. durch den Podestà von Mailand an der Porta Orientale“. 1838. Austrian. Watercolor. In a private collection in Italy. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_-_Mailand,_Porta_Orientale.jpeg
“Die Schatzkammer in Mariazell im Jahre 1835.” 1835. Austrian. Watercolor on paper. Image source: dorotheum.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eduard_Gurk_Schatzkammer_in_Mariazell_1835.jpg

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