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Two scenes from Gellert's Fables
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Two scenes from Gellert's Fables

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1776 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Left a young woman apparently dying in bed. When the tailor brings a new dress the woman suddenly feels well enough to try it on. Right an atheist has himself converted on his deathbed by his maid. Numbered: 5 and 8.

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printChristian Fürchtegott GellertLiteraturesick-beddeathbeddress, gownconversion and belief
Credit lineTwee scènes uit Gellert's Fabelen. 1776. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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