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Volksmährchen der Deutschen

1842
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Volksmährchen der Deutschen
  • Author: Written by Johann Karl August Musäus (German, Jena 1735–1787 Weimar)
  • Editor: Edited by Julius Ludwig Klee (German, 1807–1867)
  • Artist: Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, Dresden 1803–1884 Dresden)
  • Publisher: Published by Mayer und Wigand , Leipzig
  • Printer: Printed by Breitkopf & Härtel (German)
  • Date: 1842
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/8 x 6 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (25.7 x 16.8 x 4.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.79.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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