Caption

The Great Sleigh Drive, Frederick William the Great pursues Swedish troops across the frozen Curonian Lagoon, 1678

Date

Feb 27, 2017

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz-Dieter Falkenstein

Reference

BRK25F39_367

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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128.8Mb (14.8Mb) / 28.5in x 17.5in / 8556 x 5261 (300dpi)

Keywords

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