The Grandest Assemby

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There festively sported itself the grandest assemby by far,
That ever together was brought...

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Artist

Name:
Kaulbach, Wilhelm von
Dates:
1805-1874
Country:
Germany

Illustration

Subjects:
Animals, Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Format:
Square
Source:
The Harold B. Lee Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Reineke Fuchs
Author:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Publisher:
Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1857
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Description:

A wild dinner party is taking place, where animals can be seen kissing, eating greedily, dancing, and getting drunk.

The caption reads in the original German:

Da ergötzte sich festlich die beste Gesellschaft, die jemals
Nur beisammen gewesen…

The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.

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