Sly Reynard

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Reynard the Fox is reclining on a couch with a plate displaying poultry bones before him

Sly Reynard, that rascal and knave.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subjects:: Animals, Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius
Format:: Portrait (taller)
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:

Reynard the Fox is at home, reclining on a couch and toying thoughtfully with his tail. Before him lies a plate containing the bones remaining from his last meal as dead poultry can be seen hanging in the background.

The caption reads in the original German: Reineke Fuchs, der Schelm!
The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.

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