Sujet

William Tell is carried across the lake to Kussnacht but leaps away from his captor Gessler when a storm arises.

Légende

William Tell is carried across the lake to Kussnacht but leaps away from his captor Gessler when a storm arises. 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. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

1915

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG23A58_247

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,8Mo (7,7Mo) / 41,2cm x 30,9cm / 4869 x 3650 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Albrecht Gessler Bailiff Brutal captor Crossbow Escape Expert Folklore Gessler Habsburg Hermann Hero Heroism Historical History Illustration Independence Kussnacht Lake Leaps Legendary Lore Marksman Old Swiss Confederacy Portrait Rebellion Rule Storm Waves William Tell