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English: Baron Munchhausen

Record number: 23061606 Artist: Herrfurth, Oskar (German, 1862-1934) Item caption, front: Münchhausen / O. Herrfurth, pinx. Item caption/descriptive text, back: Münchhausens Abenteuer. 6. In einem Gefecht mit den Türken hatte Münchhausen an vorderster Stelle gekämpft und den Feind bis auf den Marktplatz eines Städtchens verfolgt. Sein Pferd eilte dem Brunnen zu und trank unmäßig viel. Als er umschaute, bemerkte er, daß im Gefecht seinem Tier das ganze Hinterteil abgeschnitten war, und das Wasser hinten wieder herauslief. Draußen vor der Stadt aber fand er die andere Hälfte des Wunderpferdes und ein Kurschmied heftete das Tier wieder zusammen. = Baron Münchhausen's Adventures. 6. In a skirmish with the Turks, Münchhausen fought at the forefront and pursued the enemy to the market square of a small town. His horse rushed to the fountain and drank excessively. When the Baron looked around, he noticed that his animal's rear end had been shot off in battle, and the water was running out at its hindquarters. Outside the city, however, he found the other half of the miracle horse, and a blacksmith fastened the animal back together. Uniform title: Dimensions: 141 x 93 mm. Date: ca. mid-1920s or earlier Nationality: German Publisher: Uvachrom Gesellschaft für Farbenphotographie m.b.H., München [Munich]-Stuttgart, [Germany] Series: Serie 324 Nr. 4917 Medium: Uvachrom color print from original watercolor painting Interpretive notes: After a skirmish against the Turks, Münchhausen notices that the back end of his horse has been shot off. As the poor creature drinks from a fountain in the village square, the water pours out of its rear end. Subject headings: Horses; Fountains

Credit: The Jack Zipes Historic Fairy Tale Postcard Collection/Minneapolis College of Art and Design