Goetz and Friar Martin

Designed by Eugène Delacroix French
1845
Not on view
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.

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Object Information
  • Title: Goetz and Friar Martin
  • Series/Portfolio: Goethe, Goetz von Berlichingen
  • Artist: Designed by Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Artist: Engraved by Andrew, Best, Leloir, Hotelin et Régnier
  • Date: 1845
  • Medium: Wood engraving; proof before letters
  • Dimensions: Block: 8 9/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.8 x 14.5 cm)
    Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (26.7 x 18.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.80.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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