819 - Unknown (20th), Take yourself by the nose, around 1900, Etching

Unknown (20th), Take yourself by the nose, around 1900, Etching Unknown (20th century): "Take Thyself by the Nose", After the 17th century oil painting "Bird Self-Knowledge", c. 1900, Etching Technique: Etching on Laid paper Date: c. 1900 Description: The print after the oil painting from the last third of the 17th century alludes to the famous proverb "Take thyself by the nose". Inscribed above and below the depiction: "Take thyself by thy nose / Thy faults thy noses / Like the thorns sting very much / Beautiful virtue thou lovest / Because they smell like a rose / Often consider this lesson [...] Go but turn thyself at thy door". The card is part of a collection of greeting cards from the Biedermeier period. Please have a look at our other offers. These friendship and greeting cards are lovable, but also cultural-historically particularly interesting testimonies of that time. At the end of the 18th century, it became a custom, especially in Vienna, to pay each other a courtesy call at the New Year and to send visiting and greeting cards. Keywords: Proverb, Friendship card, Courtesy, Festivity, Postcard, Correspondence, Relationship, 20th century, Figurative, Portraits, Germany, Size: Laid paper: 10,1 cm x 6,5 cm (4 x 2,6 in) Condition: Very good condition. The image is freshly preserved and makes a perfect impression. The sheet is minimally browned due to its age, minimal crease in the center.