A nymph seated on a rock and holding a lyre, surrounded by water and fish; representing a Rhinemaiden (Die Lorelei, nymph of the Rhine). Stipple engraving by J.H. Baker after F.R. Roffe after L.M. von Schwanthaler.

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A nymph seated on a rock and holding a lyre, surrounded by water and fish; representing a Rhinemaiden (Die Lorelei, nymph of the Rhine). Stipple engraving by J.H. Baker after F.R. Roffe after L.M. von Schwanthaler.