Art, Symbol & Imagination
Lohengrin Releases the Swan
An armoured knight bends towards a great white swan beneath a curtain of slender trees. His hand reaches towards the bird’s neck. The adjoining verse describes the removal of the golden ring and the swan’s transformation into Elsa’s brother Gottfried.
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Willy Pogány. "Lohengrin Releases the Swan" [editorial title]. In The Tale of Lohengrin, T. W. Rolleston; illustrated by Willy Pogány. Crowell edition, circa 1914, 1914, Thomas Y. Crowell. Source scan leaf 179. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0460-177
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Willy Pogány. Lohengrin Releases the Swan. The Tale of Lohengrin. Scan leaf 179. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0460-177