Antique Print-REYNARD-REINEKE FUCHS-FOX-FABLE-ROOSTER-Pl.22-Goethe-Kaulbach-1846

Copperplate engraving and etching on a vellin type paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 27 x 33 cm. The image size is ca. 11 x 13 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 10.6 x 13 inch. The image size is ca. 4.3 x 5.1 inch.

Plate: Reynard (French: Roman de Renart. German: Reineke Fuchs. Dutch: Reinaert de Vos) is the subject of a literary cycle of allegorical French, Dutch, English, and German fables largely concerned with Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox and trickster figure. This plate depicts a lecturing rooster and Reynard dresseD as a monk. This engraved print originates from: ‘Reinecke Fuchs von Wolfgang von Goethe mit Zeichnungen von Wilhelm von Kaulbach.’ first edition, Munich, 1846. This edition of this famous tale is based on the 1793 interpretation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749�1832). The 36 main engravings after Kaulbach sometimes incorporate contemporary themes and figures. This work was very succesful and later editions appeared, where the plates were later replaced with wood engravings more suitable for larger scale publication.Artists and Engravers: Plates engraved by Hans Rudolf Rahn and Adrian Schleich after the drawings of Wilhelm von Kaulbach (German, 1805-1874). He was a painter particularly known for his large wall and ceiling paintings of historic and literary themes.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and light foxing. Irregular left paper edge from binding.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-REYNARD-REINEKE FUCHS-FOX-FABLE-ROOSTER-PL.22-GOETHE-KAULBACH

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