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Meanwhile, amid this splendour, the maid Kriemhilda dreamed
That she had reared a falcon-strong, fair and wild he seem'd-
And that two eagles tore him, and eke before her eyes;-
No worse grief could life bring her in any evil guise.
Quick to her mother Uté she told the vision dread,-
Who, after her own manner, the dream interpreted:
"This falcon of thy rearing, thy noble husband he,-
And now may God defend him, or he is lost to thee!"
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Title: | Princess Kriemhilda Dreams that Her Pet Falcon is Killed by Two Eagles |
Date: | 1839 |
Artist: | Heinrich Karl Anton Mücke (German, 1806–1891) |
Medium: | Graphite and wash on paper |
Dimensions: | Sheet: 7 1/4 x 8 9/16 inches (18.4 x 21.7 cm) |
Classification: | Drawings |
Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984 |
Accession Number: | 1984-56-555 |
Geography: | Made in Germany, Europe |
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