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Das allegrösste Bilder ABC. UV bei Winckelmann & Söhne in Berlin
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Print shows the letter "U" formed by the spirit of a man wearing a hat departing a grave marked with a post topped with a hat, and the letter "V" formed by a harlequin figure perched on his elbows with legs raised and holding upright a rifle, with examples "Ueberschwemmung" showing a family clinging to a large rock during a flood and a man rescuing a woman from the water; "Versöhnung" showing a man wearing a man who is about to strike a child; the child and his mother are kneeling before him pleading for forgiveness; "Vehmgericht" showing a man standing before judges in a court of justice; and "Vogelschiessen" showing a young girl and a young boy with crossbows, shooting at a bird on top of a pole in a competition.
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Theodor Hosemann was a German painter who was born in 1807 and died in 1875. He is known for his genre paintings, which often depicted scenes of everyday life in rural Germany. Hosemann was born in Dresden and studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. He initially worked as a landscape painter, but later turned to painting genre scenes, which were very popular at the time. Hosemann's paintings were known for their realism and attention to detail, and they often featured humorous or satirical elements. Some of his most famous paintings include "The New Hay Barn" and "The Wedding Dance on the Heath".
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