You May Go

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A bashful hare is taken by Reynard to the King who sits on his throne along with the Queen

At this Reynard said to the hare: To the others again you may go,
Among them resuming your place; enough to the king you have told.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
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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Description:

A bashful and more than a little impressed hare is taken by Reynard to the King who sits in majesty on his throne, the Queen at his side.

The caption reads in the original German:

Reineke sagte darauf: Ihr könnt Euch unter die andern
Wieder stellen; Ihr habet den König genugsam berichtet.

The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.

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