Concealed Treasure

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A fox comes out of an arched door opening beneath a tree carrying vases filled jewels

My care was now centered on this: to search and discover the spot
Wherein was the treasure concealed, and stealthily take it away.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: 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:

A fox spies on another who comes out of an arched door opening beneath a tree with two vases in his arms, one of which is filled jewels.

The caption reads in the original German:

Meine Sorge ging nun dahin, den Ort zu entdecken,
Wo der Schatz sich befände, damit ich ihn heimlich entführte.

The translation provided here is by John Storer Cobb.

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