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English: Will-o-the-wisp and snake
Date
Source http://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/hendrich/will-o-the-wispandsnakeco.html
Author
Hermann Hendrich  (–1931)  wikidata:Q324469
 
Hermann Hendrich
Alternative names
herrmann hendrich; hermann c. hendrich
Description German painter
Date of birth/death 31 October 1854 / 31 October 1856 Edit this at Wikidata 18 July 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Heringen (Helme), Thüringen Schreiberhau, Niederschlesien
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creator QS:P170,Q324469

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In literature it refers to a hope or goal that leads one on , but is impossible to reach.

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22 May 2014

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current13:46, 14 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 13:46, 14 July 20232,362 × 1,568 (1.53 MB)Sette-quattrohigher quality scan of same painting, from https://news.artnet.com/art-world/london-art-gallery-shows-2021-1958616
10:15, 30 March 2023Thumbnail for version as of 10:15, 30 March 20231,024 × 680 (167 KB)Sette-quattrohigher resolution scan of the same source
17:13, 22 May 2014Thumbnail for version as of 17:13, 22 May 2014603 × 400 (41 KB)CsemerickUser created page with UploadWizard

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