Cinderella

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Held byCleveland Museum of Art

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The fairy tale <em>Cinderella </em>tells of a neglected servant girl who, aided by a fairy godmother, attends a ball and falls in love with a prince. The prince finds his true love by fitting a glass slipper on her foot. Eugen Neureuther made this elaborate etching depicting several scenes from the story during a revival of interest in folk tales in Germany in the early 19th century.

Artist / Maker	Eugen Napoleon Neureuther
Date	1847
Culture / Origin	Germany, 19th century
Medium	etching on steel on wove paper
Dimensions	Platemark: 72 x 54 cm (28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.); Sheet: 80 x 63 cm (31 1/2 x 24 13/16 in.)
Department	Prints
Type	Print

About the Artist

BiographyEugen Napoleon Neureuther (1806–1882) — German artist (1806-1882).Eugen Napoleon Neureuther worked as painter, university teacher, illustrator, porcelain painter and printmaker and is associated with Kingdom of Bavaria. Their documented life spans the years 1806 to 1882; born and died in Munich.Disciplinespainter, university teacher, illustrator, porcelain painter, printmakerBorn1806, MunichDied1882, MunichNationalityKingdom of BavariaSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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