The Defenestration of Prague, 23 May 1618
Sujet

The Defenestration of Prague, 23 May 1618

Légende

The Defenestration of Prague, 23 May 1618, (1936). 'Der Fenstersturz in Prag, 23 Mai 1618'. The Second Defenestration of Prague: heated religious meeting in the Prague Castle which resulted in Catholic regents Vilém Slavata of Chlum, Jaroslav Borita of Martinice and their secretary Filip Fabricius being thrown out of a third-floor window after a tirade by Count von Thurn. They survived the 70-foot (21-metre) fall, albeit with severe injuries. 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_232

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,4Mo (1,7Mo) / 43,2cm x 36,2cm / 5100 x 4277 (300dpi)

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