Ein Todtentanz (Another Dance of Death)
Ein Todtentanz (Another Dance of Death)

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Ein Todtentanz (Another Dance of Death),

1849

Alfred Rethel, German, 1816–1859
Text by Robert Reinick, German, 1805–1852
Printed by Georg Wigand, German, 1808–1859
Published by F. A. Brockhaus, German, 1772–1823
2008-328

Information

Title
Ein Todtentanz (Another Dance of Death)
Dates

1849

Maker
Alfred Rethel
Text by Robert Reinick
Printed by Georg Wigand
Published by F. A. Brockhaus
Medium
Six wood engravings printed over a light yellow tone block, mounted together on off-white wove paper bearing typeset title and text
Dimensions
block (each): 22.2 × 31.5 cm (8 3/4 × 12 3/8 in.) broadside: 69.8 × 114.9 cm (27 1/2 × 45 1/4 in.) frame: 89.5 × 129.3 × 2.3 cm (35 1/4 × 50 7/8 × 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Felton Gibbons Fund
Object Number
2008-328
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Leipzig

Inscription
Lettered with title, verses, production and publication details, overall
Culture
European, German
Type
wood engravings, prints
Materials
wove paper
Techniques
mounting, wood engraving (process)
Subject
figures (representations), deaths, allegories, broadsides

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