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[Gessler's death] / Dr. E. Stückelberg pinx. ; R. Leemann sculp.

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[Gessler's death] / Dr. E. Stückelberg pinx. ; R. Leemann sculp.

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Print showing Hermann Gessler falling off his horse after being shot in the chest by William Tell, standing among trees in the upper right, holding a crossbow. A cleric, soldiers, and supporters come to Gessler's aid from the lower left; a woman with child cowers on the lower right.
R21409 U.S. Copyright Office.
Title inscribed in pencil.
Blind stamped: Gebr. Carl & Nicolaus Benziger in Einsiedelin in der Schweiz.

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01/01/1886
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Benziger Brothers, publisher
Stückelberg, Ernst, 1831-1903, artist
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Seelisberg (Zingeln, Chilädorf)46.97658, 8.58469
Google Map of 46.9765754, 8.5846899
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