Lenore

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A ghost soldier rides on horseback with a woman clinging to him as they traverse haunted landscapes

Lenore.

Artist

Name:: Plüddemann, Hermann Freihold
Dates:: 1809-1868
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Reusche, F.
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Deutsches Balladenbuch
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Leipzig: Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1852
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Description:

A soldier with a skull-like head rides on the back of a horse that blows flames through its nostrils, with a young woman clinging to him as they traverse eerie landscapes haunted by skeletons and scenes of torture.

Lenore is a poem by Gottfried August Bürger, which was influential in the Romantic era.

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{{cite web | title=Lenore | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/lenore/ | author=Plüddemann, Hermann Freihold | year=1852 | access-date=July 10, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}