A 1772 engraving from a book on the life and trial of famous poacher Matthias Klostermayr. The picture shows a large body of soldiers in front of an inn set in a snowbound landscape. The troop surround a horse-drawn sled on which the arrested Klostermayr and members of his gang are seated in preparation of conveying them to their trial. The subtitle indicates that this scene depicts the location accurately and identifies the arresting officer as Premier-Lieutenant Schedel of Dillingen.

More on revolutions and food: Two venison recipes from the #18thcentury with #medieval roots, and a story of poaching as social banditry in Bavaria.

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