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Death to the Fools [Der Tod zum Narren]

Maker

(artist)
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

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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