Titelblatt, 1851

Title-page for the series "versuche auf stein mit pinsel und schabeisen"; centre, vignette of a brush (personified as a troll-like man) and a scraper (personified as a woman) holding hands and dancing across the surface of a lithographic stone; above, each letter of the title is elaborated into the form of a printmaker's tool; inscribed, below, "von adolph menzel. Heft 1 (6 blätter) berlin, 1851" and "verlag und eigenthum v. Gebr. Rocca in berlin" lithograph on folded a2 sheet. Date: 1851. Dimensions: Height: 286 mm; Width: 220 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.