Board For Game Or Costume, Germany, 18th Century

A plate engraved in intaglio. S. lnd [Germany, late 18th century?] A sheet engraved on the recto only, 218 x 178 mm. Small marginal foxing, a small marginal tear formerly restored. This plate presents 12 characters engraved in vertical frames, numbered and accompanied by captions in German. They are arranged as follows: 6 women or young girls from various regions of Italy aligned horizontally ("Eine Römerin", "Ein Mädchen aus Salerno", "Ein Mädchen aus Aquilana", "Ein Frau aus Abbruzzo", "Ein Mädchen aus Calabrien", "Ein Mädchen aux Pozzuoli"; and 6 men with various professions ("Ein ?. Italianische trachten"; Ein käschändler", "Ein eremit", "Ein besenhändler", "Büssende brüder", "Ein sbirre" ), aligned parallel to the female figures in an inverted manner These figures are grouped two by two, and each group of two separated by lines which could be cutting lines The numbering is probably a game element. company (lottery? Goose game) that we have not been able to identify.