All Resolutions
That ever together was brought...
Artist
- Name:
- Kaulbach, Wilhelm von
- Dates:
- 1805-1874
- Country:
- Germany
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals, Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
- Format:
- Square
- Source:
- The Harold B. Lee Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Reineke Fuchs
- Author(s):
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Publisher:
- Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1857
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
A wild dinner party is taking place, where animals can be seen kissing, eating greedily, dancing, and getting drunk.
The caption reads in the original German:
Da ergötzte sich festlich die beste Gesellschaft, die jemals
Nur beisammen gewesen…
The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, dining, drink, eating, festive, kiss, music
