To Pity Moved

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Reynard is on a ladder about to be hanged as the King and the Queen look particularly moved

A number to pity were moved.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: 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:

Reynard is on a ladder about to be hanged. A cat sits on the tree trunk, securing the noose to a branch as below a crowd has gathered to witness the ceremony. Among them, the King and the Queen look particularly moved and grief-stricken.

The caption reads in the original German: Viele jammerte das.
The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.

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