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The print is not just hand-coloured, watercolour forms a significant body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe image shows a native of the Oberhasli region in the in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland in local costume. The print formed part of a lavish publication titled 'Costumes suisses: dédiés à son altesse Le Prince Royal de Prusse' produced by Gabriel Lory fils and Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz in the 1820s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel Lory the Younger (1784–1846), also known as Mathias Gabriel Lori, was son of the painter Gabriel Lory the Elder. Born in Bern, he received his lessons in art from his father. In 1797 he moved with him to Herisau, where he assisted him with his projects, and in 1805 they travelled to Neuchâtel, where he helped his father edit the Voyage pittoresque de Genève à Milan par le Simplon. 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