Goetz and Friar Martin

Designed by Eugène Delacroix French
 Engraved by Andrew, Best, Leloir, Hotelin et Régnier French

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The subject of this print is based on a scene in Goethe's play (published in German in 1773; and French in 1823) that tells the story of the life of a German knight (1480-1562) who fought to regain the privileges of free knights, nullified by the emperor Maximilian I in 1495.

Goetz and Friar Martin, Designed by Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), Wood engraving; proof before letters

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