Walther von der Vogelweide - Antique Engraving by Mme Lesueur - 19th C.

Antique steel engraving with the minnesinger Walther von der Vogelweide seated on a rocky rise, in the pensive attitude in which the Manesse Codex shows him, between the two shields with the caged bird that serve as his emblem. Headed "Allemagne" and engraved by Mme Lesueur under the direction of Lemaître.

Medium: Steel engraving.
Engraver / lithographer: Mme Lesueur, under the direction of Lemaître.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Book engraving, series directed by Lemaître.
Dimensions: 4.8 x 8.1 in (12.3 x 20.5 cm).
Condition: Poor to fair. The image is clean, but there is foxing scattered through the margins; pasted to paper.