761 - Unknown (19th), Conductor von Windeck, before 1859, Lithography with chalk

Unknown (19th), Conductor von Windeck, before 1859, Lithography with chalk Unknown (19th century): Ballad "Die Schaffnerin von Windeck" by O F Gruppe with illustration Windeck castle ruins at night with dancing female figure, before 1859, Lithography with chalk Technique: Lithography with chalk over tinted stone on Paper, rolled-on on Paper Inscription: Lower right inscribed in the printing plate: "Die Schaffnerin von Windeck. Seh nicht auf die Trümmer von Windeck, Seh nicht in dem Mondenschein: [...]". Date: before 1859 Description: Female figure dancing in front of the ruins of Windeck. With enclosed sheet with the stanzas of the ballad. Source: () Die Deutsche Kunst in Bild und Lied, 1859 | Book, Mythology Keywords: Ballad, poem illustration, lyric, fairy tale illustration, saga, black romance, dance, damsel, ruin, castle ruin, Windeck, Sieg, Rhein-Sieg, 19th century, Romanticism, Fantasy, Germany, Size: Paper: 26,7 cm x 21,0 cm (10,5 x 8,3 in), Depiction: 20,0 cm x 14,8 cm (7,9 x 5,8 in) Condition: Good condition. Around the margins with brownish discolourations. Around the margins sporadically foxed. Creases along the left edge of the page: traces of a former binding/stapling. The illustration is in excellent condition.