| Method | Wood engraving |
| Artist | Alfred Rethel |
| Published | [Georg Wigand, Leipzig, 1849] |
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| Notes |
A complete series of six numbered wood engravings, accompanied by lettered verses by Robert Reineck. 1. Death approaching three women who represent Liberty, Equality and Fraternity 2. Death on horseback approaching a town 3. Death holding scales addressing a crowd 4. Death hurling a sword marked 'People's justice' into the crowd 5. Death standing on a barricade 6. Death on horseback standing over dead bodies Alfred Rethel (1816 - 1859) was a designer of woodcuts and etchings. Born in Diepenbend, he begun his studies in Aachen with Bastinés. He went on to train in Düsseldorf under Schadow (1829-36) and Frankfurt on the Main. From 1844-5, and again in 1852-3, he travelled and worked in Italy. It is believed he went insane in 1853. Georg Wigand (1818 - 1858) was a famous bookseller and publisher in Liepzig. Robert Reinick (22 February 1805 – 7 February 1852) was a German painter and poet, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Condition: Originally printed over three sheets, the images and accompanying text have been separated.(not photographed) Time toning, affecting some sheets more than others. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £600.00 |
| Stock ID | 37729 |