Sujet

Gessler and William Tell face to face in a narrow defile.

Légende

Gessler and William Tell face to face in a narrow defile. Albrecht Gessler, aka Hermann, was a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion and the eventual independence of the Old Swiss Confederacy. William Tell, an expert marksman with the crossbow, assassinated Gessler. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

1915

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG23A58_246

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43,6Mo (6,4Mo) / 25,3cm x 43,2cm / 2988 x 5100 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Albrecht Gessler Assassinated Bailiff Brutal Confederacy Confrontation Crossbow defile Expert Face Folklore Gessler Habsburg Hermann Historical History Illustration Independence Killed Legendary Marksman Murdered Narrow Old Pike Rebellion Rule Ruler Story Swiss Weapons William Tell