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Umrisse zu Goethe's Faust
Illustrated by: Friedrich August Moritz Retzsch (German, 1779–1857)
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German, 1749–1832)
Publisher: J. G. Cotta (German, 19th century)
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German, 1749–1832)
Publisher: J. G. Cotta (German, 19th century)
1816
Place of Publication: Stuttgart, Germany; Place of Publication: Tübingen, Germany
Medium/Technique
Bound set of 26 etchings
Dimensions
Overall (including publisher's portfolio): 20.2 x 24.5 x 1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Charles E. Clark
Accession NumberM7039
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
Stuttgart and Tübingen: J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1816
Description(Stuttgart and Tübingen: J. G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1816) Oblong quarto; 12 pp., plus separately bound set of 26 plates; original publisher's blue paper portfolio with printed label (cream-colored manila folder, green cloth spine).
Literary illustrations.
Literary illustrations.
ProvenanceH. L. Garratt, Boston (inscription inside upper cover); Dr. Charles E. Clark, by whom given to MFA, March 26, 1890.