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Auch ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848 [Yet another Dance of Death from the Year 1848]: P.151-1996.f6r

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Auch ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848 [Yet another Dance of Death from the Year 1848]

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Steinbrecher, Gustav Richard
Publisher: Wigand, Georg
Draughtsman: Rethel, Alfred (After)

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Description

Viertes Blatt.' [Plate Four], printed at upper centre. Untinted wood-engraving on white wove paper. Death stands on a platform in the foreground, wearing the coat, sash and boots and holding the hat with a cock's feather, which identify him as a Revolutionary. He hands the sword of Justice, now labelled 'VOLKS JUSTIZ' [People's Justice], to a crowd of jostling men below the platform on the right. A figure wearing a (blacksmith's?) apron stands beside Death on the platform. He holds a flag onto which is written, 'REPU[BLIC]' and points with his left hand at the soldiers who are approaching from the left. The first two intials of the wood-engraver's surname are carved into the block and printed lower centre: 'st.'. Four verses by Robert Reinick are set out below the image. The final line of the fourth verse is a cry for 'blood': 'Blut! Blut! viel tausend kehlen schrei'n'. ['Blood! Blood! scream four-thousand throats']. Inscription in graphite at lower left: '1025'.

Legal notes

Given by an anonymous donor through the American Friends of Cambridge University (A.F.C.U.), 1996

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1996) by Anonymous donor through the American Friends of Cambridge University (A.F.C.U.)

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1849

Note

Height 292mm x width 413mm

School or Style

German

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.151-1996.f6r
Primary reference Number: 225385
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Thursday 6 January 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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