Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 (Faust, Illustrations)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William A. Speck collection of Goetheana : general ephemera
Collection
Call Number: YCGL MSS 27
Overview:
The William A. Speck Collection of Goetheana: General Ephemera is an artificial collection of miscellaneous, non-book materials long associated with the Speck Collection but previously uncataloged. The collection demonstrates how Goethe and his works entered into the popular culture in the late nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth. The collection includes a few items relating directly to Goethe, such as pens that he used and his grandfather Textor's seal, as well as items...
Dates:
1766-1999
William A. Speck collection of prints.
Collection
Call Number: YCGL MSS 11
Overview:
Print collection of portraits, views, and illustrations focused on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The portraits are of persons associated with Goethe, and include an extensive file on Goethe. The views are of places where Goethe lived or visited, particularly Weimar, and the illustrations are of scenes and characters from Goethe's works.
Dates:
circa 1750-1850