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Wendelin Wick

The Forest Maiden

1845
etching on steel on wove paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Folk tales that featured a young maiden falling in love with a prince were very popular in 19th-century Germany, well before Walt Disney!

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