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Arthur Rackham Illustrations

from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie,  by Richard Wagner
New York:  Doubleday Pace,  1910.   (The book is out of copyright.)

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Title Page

Frontispiece:<br /><br /> "Raging, Wotan<br />Rides to the rock!<br />. . . . <br />Like a storm-wind he comes!"<br /><br /> . . . see page 143

"The frolic of the Rhine-Maidens"<br /><br /> . . . see page 4

"The Rhine-Maidens teasing Alberich."

"'Mock away! Mock!<br />The Niblung makes for your toy!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 15

"'Seize the despoiler! <br /> Rescue the gold!<br /> Help us! Help us!<br />Woe! Woe!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 16

"Freia, the fair one."

"'The Rhine's pure-gleaming children<br />Told me of their sorrow.'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 28

"Fasolt suddenly seizes Freia and drags her to one side with Fafner."<br /><br /> . . . see page 33

"The Gods grow wan and aged at the loss of Freia."<br /><br /> . . . see page 34

"Mime, howling. 'Ohe!   Ohe! <br />Oh!   Oh!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 33

"Mime writhes under the lashes he receives."<br /><br /> . . . see page 40

"Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs laden with gold and silver treasure."<br /><br /> . . . see page 44

"'Ohe!   Ohe!<br />Horrible dragon <br /> O swallow me not!<br /> Spare the life of poor Loge!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 50

"Fafner. <br />'Hey! Come hither,<br /> And stop me this cranny!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 64

"'Erda bids thee beware.'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 65

"Fafner fills Fasolt."<br /><br /> . . . see page 68

"'To my hammer's swing <br /> Hitherward sweep <br /> Vapours and fogs! <br /> Hovering mists! <br /> Donner, your lord, summons his hosts!'"<br /><br /> . . . see page 70

"'The Rhine's fair children, <br /> Bewailing their lost gold, weep.'"<br /><br />. . . see page 72

"Sieglinde. <br /> 'This healing and honeyed <br /> Draught of mead <br /> Deign to accept from me.' <br /><br />Siegmund. <br /> 'Set it first to thy lips.'"<br /><br />. . . see page 79

"Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglinde."<br /><br />. . . see page 82

"Sieglinde prepares Hunding's draught for the night."<br /><br />. . . see page 87

"'Siegmund the Walsung <br /> Thou dost see! <br /> As bride-gift <br /> He brings thee this sword.'"<br /><br />. . . see page 98

"Brunnhilde."

"Fricka approaches in anger."<br /><br />. . . see page 101

"Brunnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave."<br /><br />. . . see page 108

"'Father! Father! <br /> Tell me what ails thee?<br /> With dismay thou art filling thy child!'"<br /><br />. . . see page 110

"Brunnhilde stands for a long time dazed and alarmed."<br /><br />. . . see page 119

"Brunnhilde with her horse, at the mouth of the cave."<br /><br />. . . see page 123

"Brunnhilde.<br /> 'I flee for the first time <br /> And am pursued:<br /> Warfather follows close.<br /> . . . . . <br />He nears, he nears, in fury!<br />Save this woman!<br />Sisters, your help!'"<br /><br />. . . see page 138

"'There as a dread<br />Dragon he sojourns,<br /> And in a cave <br /> Keeps watch over Alberich's ring.'"<br /><br />. . . see page 142

"The ride of the Valkyries."<br /><br />. . . see page 149

"Wotan. <br /> 'Appear, flickering fire, <br /> Encircle the rock with thy flame! <br /> Loge! Loge! Appear!'"<br /><br />. . . see page 159

"As he moves slowly away, Wotan turns and looks sorrowfully back at Brunnhilde."<br /><br />. . . see page 160

"The sleep of Brunnhilde."<br /><br />. . . see page 159

           

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