Lion’s Bride

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A woman lies asleep on the ground in the same cage as a lion, while a man aims a gun at the animal through the bars

The lion’s bride.

Artist

Name:: Ehrhardt, Adolf
Dates:: 1813-1899
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
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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A woman lies asleep on the ground in the same cage as a lion, while a man aims a gun at the animal through the bars.

The Lion’s Bride (Die Löwenbraut) is a poem by Adelbert von Chamisso.

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