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Pictures from the First Volume of Goethes Werke, or the Works of Johann Wolfgang von Göthe [Goethe], illustrated by leading German artists, edited by H. Dünker, Stuttgart & Leipzig, printed by Deutsche Verlagsamstalt (formerly Ed. Hallberger).
These scans were kindly sent to me by Alexey Dombrovsky. Since German copyright, sa I understand it, is life plus 90 years for identified works, some of these images may in fact be under copyright; I have tried to identify the artists from their signatures where I can. Works by Adolf Schill (1848 – 1911) are now out of copyright, as are works by Franz Xavier Simm (1853 – 1918), and unidentfied works are probably out of copyright.
Title: Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke]
City: Stuttgard and Leipzig
Date: 1882
Total items: 22
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Titlepage from Works of Goethe]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/000-titlepage-q75-124x200.jpg "[picture: Titlepage from Works of Goethe]")
Titlepage from Works of Goethe
Goethe’s Works, Illustrated by prime German artists; Edited by H. Dünker; First Volume. Stuttgart & Leipzig, [printed by] Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, formerly Ed. Hallberger. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Sculpture: Muse of Poetry]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/049-Carl-Hammer-Poetry-Muse-Sculpture-q87-138x200.jpg "[picture: Sculpture: Muse of Poetry]")
This full-page engraving is in the form of a three-dimensional sculpture: a mermaid sits in an alcove playing a musical instrument and petting a swan; she has a crown of flowers and long flowing hair. The alcove is surmounted by goat-heads and musical pipes (and a [...]putti measure a naked woman and a male satyr, respectively, presumably to sculpt them. The woman is lying on a rug made from a wild animal, perhaps a boar; a bird sings at the satyr. Beneath the whole sculpture is is a scallop shell. The word “Gedichte” appears under the mermaid; it is a German word meaning Poetry. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Decorative initial ``K'' on scroll with owl and roses]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/009-detail-initial-letter-k-q75-233x200.jpg "[picture: Decorative initial ``K'' on scroll with owl and roses]")
Decorative initial “K” on scroll with owl and roses
This ornamental letter “K” was used as an 8-line drop cap initial. It featuers an owl, two rose flowers, leaves, and a German Fraktur letter “K” on a scroll. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Muse of Poetry, Unlabeled]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/049-Carl-Hammer-Poetry-Muse-Sculpture-blank-q85-138x200.jpg "[picture: Muse of Poetry, Unlabeled]")
A version of the Muse of poetry sculpture with theGerman writing removed. [$]
Pictures from the First Volume of Goethes Werke, or the Works of Johann Wolfgang von Göthe [Goethe], illustrated by leading German artists, edited by H. Dünker, Stuttgart & Leipzig, printed by Deutsche Verlagsamstalt (formerly Ed. Hallberger).
These scans were kindly sent to me by Alexey Dombrovsky. Since German copyright, sa I understand it, is life plus 90 years for identified works, some of these images may in fact be under copyright; I have tried to identify the artists from their signatures where I can. Works by Adolf Schill (1848 – 1911) are now out of copyright, as are works by Franz Xavier Simm (1853 – 1918), and unidentfied works are probably out of copyright.
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![[picture: Decorative Initial letter E]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/005-detail-initial-letter-e-q89-263x200.jpg "[picture: Decorative Initial letter E]")
