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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...] [$]
![[picture: Decorative initial letter E]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/003-detail-initial-letter-e-with-flowers-q85-218x200.jpg "[picture: Decorative initial letter E]")
A bee approaches a bunch of flowers tied with a ribbon in this large decorative capital “E”
The image appears to be unsigned [$]
![[picture: Cherub delivering a love-letter]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/006-edited-girl-with-cherub-q75-163x200.jpg "[picture: Cherub delivering a love-letter]")
Cherub delivering a love-letter
A cherub carries a rose and a love-letter to a seated girl in this romantic engraving; it illustrated a poem, and was originally a decorative initial letter I; in this version I removed the letter and extended the tree-branches into the space. [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: Decorative page element/ornament]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Duenker-Goethe/wm/big/003-detail-ornament-q75-758x200.jpg "[picture: Decorative page element/ornament]")
Decorative page element/ornament
A piece of 19th century clipart? A small decorative piece from the end of a poem. [$]
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