Scene from the famous medieval fable "Reynard the Fox" (7th canto). Hand-colored steel engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published c. 1855. エッチング 似顔絵 おとぎ話 Reynard and Merknau. Scene from "Reynard the Fox"
Reynard at home. Reynard The Fox, hero of medieval literary cycle of allegorical european fables that satirize contemporary human society. Though Reynard is sly, amoral, cowardly, and self-seeking, he is still a sympathetic hero, whose cunning is a necessity for survival. He symbolizes the triumph of craft over brute strength, usually personified by Isengrim, the greedy and dull-witted wolf. Hand-colored steel engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published c. 1855. レイナード メタファー 鋼彫刻 Reynard the Fox (Reineke Fuchs), steel engraving, published c. 1855
Reynard and the Fish-cart. Scene from the famous medieval fable "Reynard the Fox" (1st canto). Hand-colored steel engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published c. 1855. 馬 彫刻 エッチング Reynard the Fox and the Fish-cart, published c. 1855
The Wolves on the Ice. Scene from the famous medieval fable "Reynard the Fox" (11th canto). Hand-colored steel engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published c. 1855. 水の端 彫刻 エッチング Wolves on the Ice. From "Reynard the Fox", published c.1855