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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

The lion dressed as king is presented with a bouquet of thistles by a mule while he is having his mane curled by a monkey dressed as coiffeur. Wood engraving by H. Linton after L. Bulewski after W. Kaulbach.

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.

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Kaulbach, Wilhelm von, 1804-1874

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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

The lion dressed as king is presented with a bouquet of thistles by a mule while he is having his mane curled by a monkey dressed as coiffeur. Wood engraving by H. Linton after L. Bulewski after W. Kaulbach.

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.