Jacob Deutsche (author of the text). Die betrübte Jammer-Klage [The Sorrowful Lament]. Woodcut title vignette. 1736.

Artist: Anonymous.
Title: The Sorrowful Lament.
Vignette: Saturn (Time) and Death with a scythe flanking a coat of arms featuring a walking goat (goat passant) beneath a crested helmet.
Inscriptions: "Stans-Rede" (p. 4, head of text). Collector's mark: Gothic script monogram "AU" stamp in ink, stamped on the preserved fragment of the old backing sheet attached verso (not in Lugt). Text of the "Stans-Rede" (graveside oration) printed verso.
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4" × 6 7/8".
Publisher: Unknown; Halle imprint, 1736.
Date: 1736.
Materials and Techniques: Woodcut on laid paper.
Provenance:
- Monogram AU stamp in ink in Gothic script on the backing sheet verso. (Not in Lugt).
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965–2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. Glue residue verso. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: Google Books (bibliographic record only; preview unavailable).
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: German School XVIII C.
Note: A title vignette extracted from Die betrübte Jammer-Klage, a Leichenpredigt (funeral oration) issued in honor of Johanna Agnesa Antonia von Bredow, wife of Hans Christoph von Borstell, captain (Hauptmann) of the Leib-Regiment of His Royal Majesty in Prussia. She died 8 June 1736 and was interred 11 June in the family vault at Grossen Schwarzlosen. The text was composed by Jacob Deutsche, preacher at Pessien, and published in Halle, 1736. The woodcut vignette depicts Saturn (Time) and Death flanking an armorial cartouche — almost certainly the arms of the von Borstell family, featuring a goat passant.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from online sources.