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Willy Pogany’s The Tale of Lohengrin Illustrations
Explore twelve Willy Pogany illustrations from The Tale of Lohengrin, where swans, enchanted riders, dark doorways and elaborate ornament shape the medieval legend.
The White Figure and the Fallen Knight
Willy Pogány A pale standing figure rises above a dark fallen warrior within a symmetrical ornamental design.
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The Enchantment: A Cloaked Rider
Willy Pogány A cloaked rider crosses a dark slope with hair and fabric streaming behind.
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Duke Dietrich and the Child
Willy Pogány A tall robed figure holds a long upright object while a pale child leans beside him.
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Elsa and Gottfried in the Spring Woods
Willy Pogány Two brightly dressed young figures dance together at the edge of a green woodland.
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Telramund Accuses Elsa
Willy Pogány A bearded man extends an accusing arm towards a pale-haired young woman beside an armed guard.
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The Dawn of Day: The Herald
Willy Pogány A solitary dark figure strides across a low ridge with a long trumpet resting across the shoulders.
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Lohengrin Arrives in the Swan-Drawn Boat
Willy Pogány An armoured knight stands in a small ornate boat drawn across the river by a white swan.
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The Crowning of the Swan Knight
Willy Pogány A kneeling armoured man holds a long sword while a pale woman bends beside him.
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Accusers around Elsa and the Swan Knight
Willy Pogány A pale woman leans into an armoured knight while dark accusing figures press close around them.
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The Vision above the Swan Knight
Willy Pogány A large pale crowned form floats through cloud-like lines above a small armoured figure.
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The Winged Sword-Bearer and Two Children
Willy Pogány A tall dark figure spreads great feathered wings while holding a long sword vertically.
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Lohengrin Releases the Swan
Willy Pogány An armoured knight bends towards a great white swan beneath a curtain of slender trees.
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