Eine Gruppe von sechs Personen ist vor einen vierrädrigen Wagen gespannt, hinter dem Wagen ein Soldat c. 1770 - 1774

Georg Melchior Kraus made this pencil drawing called "Eine Gruppe von sechs Personen ist vor einen vierrädrigen Wagen gespannt, hinter dem Wagen ein Soldat." Kraus was a German painter and graphic artist during the Enlightenment, a period marked by revolutions in thought and politics. His work provides insights into the era's societal structures. In this drawing, six figures are harnessed to a four-wheeled wagon, their faces obscured, suggesting a loss of individuality. A single soldier walks behind the wagon. It reflects the era's complex relationship between the individual and state authority. Kraus creates a tension between the group and the individual, the free and the unfree. The subjugated figures pull the wagon, while the soldier maintains control. What are they transporting, where are they going, and what is the soldier's relation to this cargo?