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Artist
- Name:
- Kaulbach, Wilhelm von
- Dates:
- 1805-1874
- Country:
- Germany
Illustration
- Subject:
- 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(s):
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Publisher:
- Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1857
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
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.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, jester, monkey, music, owl, title


