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Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
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Friedrich Heinrich Karl de la Motte, Baron Fouqué was a German writer of the Romantic style.
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in Husarenuniform
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in Husarenuniform
Memorial plaque to Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in Meissen
Memorial plaque to Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in Meissen
De la Motte Fouqué, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
De la Motte Fouqué, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Undine (novella)
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Undine is a fairytale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldbrand in order to gain a soul. Published in 1811, it is an early German romanc
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
…army, and the new patriotism awakened in the German people left its mark upon his writings. Were I asked, what is a fairytale? I should reply, Read Undine: that is a fairytale ... of all fairytales I know, I think Undine the most beautiful. (George MacDonald, The Fantastic Imagination) Between 1810 and…
Cover of Undine, Told to the Children by Mary Macgregor, illustrated by Katharine Cameron (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack)
Cover of Undine, Told to the Children by Mary Macgregor, illustrated by Katharine Cameron (London: T. C. & E. C. Jack)
Ondine de Spa in Pouhon Pierre-le-Grand, Spa, Belgium
Ondine de Spa in Pouhon Pierre-le-Grand, Spa, Belgium
Undine by John William Waterhouse, 1872
Undine by John William Waterhouse, 1872