Der Lockenraub, ein scherzhaftes Heldengedicht.
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/8 in. (21.2 x 15 x 0.9 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Accession Number
65.591.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Der Lockenraub, ein scherzhaftesengedicht (1772 This charming volume brings Alexander Pope's celebrated mock-heroic poem *The Rape of the Lock* life through a German edition, translated by the esteemed writer Luise Adelgunde Vict Gottsched. Published the renowned Leipzig firm Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf undöhne, it features intricate engravings by Johannikt Bernigeroth, after designs by Anna Maria Werner At a compact 8⅜ × 5⅞ inches, the book—classified among prints and drawings—was a portable treasure for 18th-century readers, blending literature with visual wit. Pope's 1712–1714 English ...
About the Artist
Alexander Pope|Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf und Söhne|Anna Maria Werner|Luise Adelgunde Victoria Gottsched|Johann Benedikt Bernigeroth (British|German|German|German|German) · 1688 | |1688 | |1716 –1744 | |1753 | |1764
British, 1688–1744| |German, Danzig 1688–1753 Dresden| |German, 1716–1764