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Adolph von Menzel
Illustration to Act 1 of Heinrich von Kleist's 'The Broken Jug'1877

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Print with fine black lines and crosshatching showing a tall, grinning older figure holding up a framed picture for a heavyset figure slumped in a rocking chair, set in a cluttered interior

Adolph von Menzel, Illustration to Act 1 of Heinrich von Kleist's 'The Broken Jug', 1877, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas Le Claire, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Adolph von Menzel
Germany, Breslau, 1815-1905
Title
Illustration to Act 1 of Heinrich von Kleist's 'The Broken Jug'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1877
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Image: 5 × 5 3/4 in. (12.7 × 14.61 cm) Sheet: 6 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (17.46 × 18.73 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Le Claire
Accession Number
M.2001.61.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings