'Seize the despoiler! Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!', 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham

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'Seize the despoiler! Rescue the gold! Help us! Help us! Woe! Woe!', 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Alberich seizes the gold and runs away while the distressed Rhinemaidens try and catch him. From Das Rheingold. From a private collection.

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