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Auch ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848 [Yet another Dance of Death from the Year 1848]: P.151-1996.f8r

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: Gaber, August
Publisher: Wigand, Georg
Draughtsman: Rethel, Alfred (After)

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Sechtes Blatt.' [Plate Six], printed at upper centre. Untinted wood-engraving on white wove paper. In the final scene, Death, unclothed now, sits on the horse of Madness, a laurel wreath crown proclaiming his victory and still holding the Revolutionary flag. He surveys the dead and dying men all around from his vantage - the blood still spurting from a wound in the side of the man on the right, who recognises Death too late. A child and his mother weep for their dead husband and father on the right, whilst the horse of Madness licks the blood from a wound in the chest of the prostrate figure in the left foreground. The wood-engraver's surname with initials are boldly carved into the block and printed at lower right: 'GABER SC.'. Four short verses by Robert Reinick are set out below the image: 'Der sie geführt - es war der Tod!' ['He whom they had followed was Death!'] ... 'Der held der rothen Republik' ['The hero of the red Republic']. 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.f8r
Primary reference Number: 225387
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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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