Death to the Fools [Der Tod zum Narren]
Maker
(artist)
1799-1850
After
(artist)
died 1775
(lithographer)
(publisher)
1799-1850
After
(artist)
died 1775
(lithographer)
(publisher)
Title
Death to the Fools [Der Tod zum Narren]
Date of Production
1840
Medium
Hand-coloured lithograph
Dimensions
Height: 28.8 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7096.31
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
People associated with entertainment & sports
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: upper right, printed: No. 31.; upper centre, printed: Der Tod zum Narren. / Wohlauf, Heyne! du must jetzt springen; / Schürze dich auf und laß dir lingen: / Dein Kolben magst jetzt wohl lan bleiben, / Mein Tanz wird dir den Schweiß außtreiben.; lower centre, printed: Antwort des Narren. / O weh! ich wollt' gern Holz auftragen, / Und all' Tag viermahl werden g'schlagen / Von meinem Herren und seinen Knechten / So muß ich mit dem Dürrling fechten./ Hasler & Cie., éditeurs lithogrs. à Basle.; lower left, printed: HHess pinxt.; lower right, printed: Danzer lithog.
Verso: stamped in blue: M
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