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Brückner Unconscious on the Ground After Seeing the Funeral Procession
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Brückner, who has been absent for some time to obtain support for his marriage to Steinnin, sees a funeral procession pass by upon his return. He asks his friend Wilhelm who has died and falls from his horse in shock when it turns out to be the funeral of his fiancée. Brückner lies unconscious in Wilhelm's arms; in the background the funeral procession with the coffin containing the body of Steinnin. Numbered in the upper right: 79 S.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBrückner bewusteloos op de grond na het zien van de begrafenisstoet. 1780. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
