The charcoal burner defends the kidnapped saxon prince against his kidnapper, kuntz von kauffungen, engraving by bernhard rode, 1781. "kunz von kauffungen, who had kidnapped the saxon princes, has dismounted from his horse and gathers in his helmet some strawberries to refresh the small prince; meanwhile, drawn by the barking of his dog, a char coal burner discovers them. Kauffungen's companion, on horseback, apparently notices the discovery. " (catalog of the 1786 exhibition of the berlin academy, in: kataloge der berliner akademie-ausstellungen 1786-1850, ed. By h. Börsch-supan, vol. 1, berlin 1971. ). Date: engraving: 1781; photo: 2009.01.17.
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