print
- Museum number
- 1940,1007.2.38
- Title
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Object: Rothkäppchen
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Series: Grimm's Kinder- und Haus-Märchen
- Description
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Illustration of Grimms' fairy tale 'Rothkäppchen', showing various scenes from the story; from Part 1 of 'Grimm's Kinder- und Haus-Märchen in Bildern'; after Ille. 1872
Wood-engraving, printed with fawn tint
- Production date
- 1872
- Dimensions
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Height: 455 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 603 millimetres (sheet)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of three prints issued in Part 1 of a series of Grimm's fairy tales, issued in brown paper wrappers, lettered within decorative wood-engraved border with series title and production details 'Grimm's Kinder- und Haus-Märchen / in Bildern / von Eduard Ille, / Professor in München. / In Holz geschnitten von W. Hecht. / I. Lieferung.', titles of the three prints, publication details 'Berlin, / Verlag von Alexander Drucker, / Königlichem Hofbuchhändler.', and on verso with advertisements for other publications. Wrappers bound back to front.
See Comment of 1940,1007.2.1
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Rothkäppchen
- Acquisition date
- 1940
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1940,1007.2.38