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Little Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)
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Eugen Napoleon Neureuther depicted a key episode from a classic fairy tale. The title character in <em>Little Briar Rose </em>is awakened from an enchanted sleep by a prince’s kiss. Neureuther centered the composition on the meeting with the prince that leads to the story’s happy ending. His portrayal coincided with a revived interest in such folktales in Germany during the 1800s, culminating in the publication of the Brothers Grimm’s <em>Children’s and Household Tales</em> in 1812. Neureuther used that book’s versions of the two tales as source material, even including a story’s text in one print.
| Artist / Maker | Eugen Napoleon Neureuther |
|---|---|
| Date | 1836 |
| Culture / Origin | Germany, 19th century |
| Medium | steel etching |
| Dimensions | Platemark: 66.5 x 50 cm (26 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Sheet: 72.5 x 54.5 cm (28 9/16 x 21 7/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1862) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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