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Der Lockenraub, ein scherzhaftes Heldengedicht.

1772
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Der Lockenraub, ein scherzhaftes Heldengedicht.
  • Author: Alexander Pope (British, 1688–1744)
  • Publisher: Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Söhne , Leipzig
  • Artist: Anna Maria Werner (German, Danzig 1688–1753 Dresden)
  • Translator: Luise Adelgunde Victoria Gottsched
  • Engraver: Johann Benedikt Bernigeroth (German, 1716–1764)
  • Date: 1772
  • Medium: Engravings
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/8 in. (21.2 x 15 x 0.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.591.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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