
Sujet
Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Körner's body, 26 August 1813
Légende
Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Körner's body, 26 August 1813, (1936). 'Die Lützower An Der Leiche Körners, 26 August 1813'. German poet and soldier Carl Theodor Körner (1791-1813) fought in the German uprising against Napoleon. Körner composed patriotic poetry to encourage his comrades, among these being the "Schwertlied" (Sword Song), written only a few hours before he was mortally wounded in battle, aged 21. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]
Date
1936
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F23_339
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
61,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 43,0cm x 35,8cm / 5074 x 4223 (300dpi)