Nov 28, 2018

Cinderella

Cinderella

1847

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther

(German, 1806–1862)

printer

Wendelin Wick

(German, active 1842–1853)

Etching on steel on wove paper

Plate: 72 x 54 cm (28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.); Sheet: 80 x 63 cm (31 1/2 x 24 13/16 in.)

Gift of Stephen Dull 2018.302

State: First state of two

Location

Did you know?

The fairy tale Cinderella was a German folk tale that became popular in the 19th century in Germany, well before Walt Disney!

Description

The fairy tale Cinderella tells of a neglected servant girl who, aided by a fairy godmother, attends a ball and falls in love with a prince. The prince finds his true love by fitting a glass slipper on her foot. Eugen Neureuther made this elaborate etching depicting several scenes from the story during a revival of interest in folk tales in Germany in the early 19th century.

See also
Collection: 
PR - Etching
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print
Credit line: 
Gift of Stephen Dull

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