Christmas 1960, the peaceable Kingdom / Fritz Eichenberg. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of Christmas 1960, the peaceable Kingdom / Fritz Eichenberg. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Christmas 1960, the peaceable Kingdom / Fritz Eichenberg.
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Here a child stands among lions, lambs and other animals, all gathered in calm, which makes the "peaceable kingdom" of the title easy to read at a glance. The image draws on Isaiah 11:6-9, where the wolf lies down with the lamb and a little child leads them, a passage painters such as Edward Hicks made famous in the nineteenth century. Fritz Eichenberg, a German-born American wood engraver, produced it as a Christmas card in 1960, when the Cold War hung heavily over holiday greetings. Its mustard-colored paper and the signature cut into the block add to its handmade quality.
| Created / published | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving on mustard-colored paper. |
| Genre | Christmas cards 1960.Wood engravings 1960. |
| Notes | Signed on block and in pencil below image. |
| Subjects | Children--1960. Animals--1960. Peace--1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,279 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180047 |
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