Description: Method of payment REYNARD-REINEKE FUCHS-FOX-DOCTOR-FABLE -Goethe 1857 Woodcut Prints - Set 2 An Original Historical Print from HistoryOnPaper This is a set of four (4) pages from Goethe's 1857 German printing of "Reineke Fuchs (Reinike Fox)," each containing a fantastic highly detailed wood print. They are from a dozen+ saved from a half-destroyed copy of this great book. These have beautiful woodcut engraving that are as fanciful and charming today as they were over a century ago. The story text is in Old German. A photocopy of the 1857 Title Page will be included. One of the plates show a sick King mourned by his court. Reynard is acting as a doctor.These pages are moderately foxed, but the image areas are fairly clean...priced accordingly. Reineke the fox is the main character of a series of epics in prose and verse, originating from the Middle Ages. With roots stretching back to Aesop's Fables and the oral folk tradition, the allegorical tales of Reynard the Fox ('Reineke Fuchs') emerged in the 12th century as a storytelling convention, becoming conspicuously popular in Germany, France and Holland. One of the common structural themes around which the assorted tales frequently revolved has the rogue hero Reynard outwitting a royal court when he is brought up on charges laid by other forest animals. Recurring characters include the wily Reynard, King Noble the lion, Isengrim the wolf, Bruin the bear, Baldwin the ass and Tibert (Tybalt) the cat. Always humorous, often in verse form, the assortment of fables satirised the contemporary societies in which they were developed, resulting in "the subversion of certain kinds of serious literature, of political and religious institutions and practices, of scholarly argument and moralizing, and of popular beliefs and customs". The shameless and self-serving fox emerges as the peasant hero with his display of contempt for the upper classes. The anthropomorphic animals in the stories could of course be adjusted to symbolise real political or clerical figures or broad allegorical concepts to fit the prevailing mood as desired. Germany's great writer, Wolfgang von Goethe, adapted a medieval version of Reynard the Fox to produce an epic poem in hexameter in 1794 - 'Reinecke Fuchs' - which is thought to have been influenced by the events of the French Revolution. German artist Wilhelm von Kaulbach produced an elaborate set of steel engravings in the 1840s (therefore, interestingly, he was a contemporary of JJ Grandville**) which were first published in the 1846 edition of 'Reinecke Fuchs'. The images above are derived from an 1857 facsimile edition. I can't imagine this was intended as a childrens book - there is some bawdy and fairly sophisticated imagery present, but maybe it's just my modern perspective/expectations and this was actually good and proper fare for a 19th century child (?). “Reinike Fox Before King Lion”. Depicted is a scene from the Goethe poem “Reinike Fox”. By his adroitness, Reinike outwits all his enemies, and gets on the right side of the king! It is engraved after artist Wilhelm. von Kaulbach. Type of Print Lithograph - Woodcut - Steel Etching - Copper Engraving - Photogravure Printing Year 1857 153+ years Old Artist - Engraver - Publisher Kaulbach - ********* - Schnorr (Stuggart, Germany, 1857) Print Size (Approx) 6.5 inches X 9.5 inches IMAGE(S) MAY BE ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAIL Paper weight/type Thin - Medium - Heavy - Other Reverse side Blank - Related text/pictures - Unrelated text/pictures REVERSE SIDE NOT SHOWN Condition Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest) Description Scattered foxing and toning; Please inspect image Notes This Is An Original Print from History-On-Paper CONDITION: Please INSPECT PHOTO. May be Enlarged for viewing. Please inquire if you have a question. This is an original print, not a reproduction. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS/EBAY STORE ITEMS PRESS HERE TO VISIT MY STORE The Fine Print Alabama residents responsible for 9% sales tax. International buyers are responsible for all import fees and taxes. 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Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.). While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty. History-On-Paper Contact me if you are looking for prints of a specific topic. Item #813-2759-YG
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Enterprise, Alabama
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Production Technique: Woodcut
Subject: Animals
Material: Woodcut & Block
Print Type: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Year of Production: 1857
Original/Licensed Reprint: Open Edition Print
Style: Realism
Unit of Sale: Set
Type: Print
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
