Death of Goetz von Berlichingen

Eugène Delacroix

1845 · Wood engraving; proof before letters · Drawings and Prints

The subject of this print is based on a scene in Goethe's play (published in German in 1773; and French in 1823) that tells the story of the life of a German knight (1480-1562) who fought to regain the privileges of free knights, nullified by the emperor Maximilian I in 1495.

Artist: Eugène Delacroix
Date: 1845
Medium: Wood engraving; proof before letters
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

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