Title

'Kotzebue', (1761-1819), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Kotzebue', (1761-1819), 1830. August von Kotzebue (1761-1819) German dramatist and writer who also worked as a consul in Russia and Germany, murdered in 1819 by Karl Ludwig Sand giving Metternich reason to issue the Carlsbad Decrees of 1819 restricting the liberal press. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F37_327

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,5Mb (3,3Mb) / 13,1in x 18,5in / 3937 x 5550 (300dpi)

Keywords

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