Reineke Fuchs—Title

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Illustrated title page of Reineke Fuchs showing monkeys playing music and a jester with an owl

Illustrated title page of "Reineke Fuchs" (Reynard the Fox)

Artist

Name:: Kaulbach, Wilhelm von
Dates:: 1805-1874
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subjects:: Humor, Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Harold B. Lee Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Reineke Fuchs
Author:: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Publisher:: Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1857
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Illustrated title page of Reineke Fuchs (Reynard the Fox) showing monkeys playing the violin and blowing trumpets, the symbolic attributes of Art and the engraving craft, and a jester standing on one leg with an owl on one hand and a mirror facing the viewer in the other, while two foxes are trying to get his attention. A griffin sits looking away on either side of the page.

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{{cite web | title=Reineke Fuchs—Title | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/reineke-fuchs-title/ | author=Kaulbach, Wilhelm von | year=1857 | access-date=April 25, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}