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Illustrations to Schiller's Song of the Bell
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Umrisse zu Schiller's Lied von der Glocke
Illustrations to Schiller's Song of the Bell
Illustrated by: Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch (German, 1779–1857)
Text by: Friedrich Schiller (German, 1759–1805)
Publisher: J. G. Cotta (German, 19th century)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company (American, 19th century)
Publisher: William Radde (American, 19th century)
Text by: Friedrich Schiller (German, 1759–1805)
Publisher: J. G. Cotta (German, 19th century)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company (American, 19th century)
Publisher: William Radde (American, 19th century)
1857
Place of Publication: Stuttgart, Germany; Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 43 etchings
Dimensions
Overall (in portfolio): 35.2 x 28.8 x 2.2 cm (13 7/8 x 11 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. James T. Fields
Accession Number40.708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Stuttgart: Cottaschen Buchhandlung, and New York: D. Appleton & Co., and Wm. Radde, 1857
Description(Stuttgart: Cottaschen Buchhandlung, and New York: D. Appleton & Co., and Wm. Radde, 1857) Folio; 12 pp. (twice, one German, one English), plus 43 plates; original publisher's gilt-stamped dark blue cloth portfolio (faded).
Illustrations to Schiller's poem.
Illustrations to Schiller's poem.
ProvenanceMrs. James T. Fields, MA; by whom bequeathed to MFA, October 10, 1940.