Tailpiece with Mosquitoes

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Two male faces looking in opposite directions fall prey of clouds of mosquitoes — Tailpiece with mosquitoes. Canto eight.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Humor, Ornaments & patterns
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Format:: Landscape (wider)
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

Two bodiless male faces in profile view look in opposite directions, each one falling prey of a cloud of mosquitoes going for the nose. Tailpiece for canto eight.

Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, insect, male, tailpiece