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Campe 1815 Gellert |
Author: |
Friedrich Campe (1777-1846) |
Year: |
1815 |
Description: |
Copper engraving by Friedrich Campe "Das Rhinoceros von Gellert". This illustrates the poem "Der arme Greis" by Christian Furchtegott Gellert: "Um das Rhinoceros zu sehn, (Erzahlte mir mein Feund), beschloss ich auszugehn." Refers to the visit of Clara, the Indian rhino to Leipzig in 1747. The engraving was published in 1815-1820 in the series "Deutsche Classiker" |
Location: |
Captive - Europe |
Subject: |
Captivity - Before 1800 |
Species: |
Indian Rhino |
File Size: |
336,7 kb |
Dimensions: |
1286x1054 px |
High-res: |
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