Wotan and Brunnhilde, Ring of the Nibelung, by August Ludwig Theodor Pixis 1883

"BRUNNHILDE: Forget not the race thou begot'st, from its root no coward can come; the holiest hero - I know it - from the Wolsungs' blood is at hand!"

-Richard Wagner, Der ring des Nibelungen

Wotan and Brunnhilde, scene from Ring of Nibelung by Richard Wagner, illustration from weekly Rivista Illustrata (Illustrated Magazine), No 218, March 4, 1883

Hate it when I can't find a non-watermarked version :(

Source:

https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/DAE-BA013504

https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/Stock-Images/Rights-Managed/DAE-BC000229

https://www.akg-images.co.uk/archive/Wotan%E2%80%99s-farewell-from-Brunnhilde---Leb-wohl--Du-kuhnes--herrliches-Kind!-2UMDHUOL5C2.html

 

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https://archive.org/details/cu31924022253078/page/n167/mode/2up