The drawing illustrates the scene at the end of chapter 3 of Adelbert von Chamisso's (1781-1838) celebrated novella
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte (1813),
translated into English as “The Shadowless Man” (or sometimes “The Man without a
Shadow”). Fanny has just had the horrible discovery that Peter's body casts no shadow.
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The drawing illustrates the scene at the end of chapter 3 of Adelbert von Chamisso's (1781-1838) celebrated novella Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte (1813), translated into English as “The Shadowless Man” (or sometimes “The Man without a Shadow”). Fanny has just had the horrible discovery that Peter's body casts no shadow.