Sujet
'August II., Der Starke', (1933). Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'August II., Der Starke', (1933). Portrait of Augustus II the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony (as Frederick Augustus I), Imperial Vicar, elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. His was nicknamed 'the Strong", 'the Saxon Hercules' and 'Iron-Hand', due to his physical strength, especially at fox-tossing - a competitive blood sport which involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air. From "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1933
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D52_367
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 31,7cm x 46,7cm / 3742 x 5512 (300dpi)