Bringing home the bride.
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Item data
Title
Bringing home the bride.
Collection
Children's book illustrations
Book illustrations -- Fairy tales
Names
Steinle, Eduard von, 1810-1886 (Artist)
Friedrich, Ludwig (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1800 - 1923 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Fairy Tales
Horseback riding
Romances
Knights
Rescues
Gnomes
Genres
Notes
Content: Possibly depicts Sir Hilchen of Lorch (or Sir Ruthelm), who braved the "Devil's Ladder" to rescue his bride from gnomes who had imprisoned her on Mount Kedrich.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; plate mark 28.5 x 20 cm.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72707a90-c5ba-012f-d7be-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bringing home the bride." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1923. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72707a90-c5ba-012f-d7be-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1923). Bringing home the bride. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72707a90-c5ba-012f-d7be-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Bringing home the bride." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/72707a90-c5ba-012f-d7be-58d385a7bc34
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