The Quiet Ground, 1851
Series titleDüsseldorfer Lieder-Album (Song Album): 6 Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment
ArtistOswald Achenbach,
Düsseldorf
1827–1905
Düsseldorf
AuthorJoseph von Eichendorff,
Lubowitz
1788–1857
Neiße
Komponist*inFerdinand von Hiller,
Frankfurt <Main>
1811–1885
Köln
Publishing houseArnz & Co.,
1816–1859
Chromolithograph
Sheet dimensions36,5 × 49 cm
Status
on display, room 009.1Joseph von Eichendorff first published his poem "Der stille Grund" (The Quiet Ground) in 1837. It was based on the German legend of the Loreley, the mermaid who, sitting on a rock on the Rhine, lures boatmen to their deaths with her song. Eichendorff's Loreley, on the other hand, bewitches the first-person narrator in the forest under a full moon. He is only able to escape his fate thanks to the sound of the "morning bells". Oswald Achenbach's illustration shows this setting. The romance was first set to music for the album by Friedrich Hiller, who enjoyed great fame as the city music director of Cologne.
AccessionAcquisition 1919
ProvenanceBürmann CollectionInventory number80505183c
Contact
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