[Muleteer]

Afro-descendant man riding a white donkey heading to the left. Towards the right side, another gray donkey appears in a frontal position that carries on its back two jars tied by tablets. The man wears blue pants almost to the knees, a white shirt with a brown apron and spurs on his shoes. He also has a scarf on his head and a white hat.
For a long time, the muleteers circulated together with pack animals to transport their products. This gradually changed after the arrival of the railway, especially for the export trade. Inscription: "Arriero - auf der reise von Pisco nach Lima mit einen zuje mulas brit Pisco (Brannlewein aus weintraubin) beladen".
It belongs to the album "1871 Praetoria" which contains 39 sheets of which 25 are watercolors and 14 are illuminated lithographs. These images are an example of the nineteenth-century production of pictorial costumbrismo in Peru, a repertoire of typical characters -in this case from the city of Lima-, composed without much context, and rather characterized by their work and clothing.