Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Körner's body, 26 August 1813
Sujet

Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Körner's body, 26 August 1813

Légende

Men of the Lützow Free Corps with Körner's body, 26 August 1813, (1936). 'Die Lützower An Der Leiche Körners, 26 August 1813'. German poet and soldier Carl Theodor Körner (1791-1813) fought in the German uprising against Napoleon. Körner composed patriotic poetry to encourage his comrades, among these being the "Schwertlied" (Sword Song), written only a few hours before he was mortally wounded in battle, aged 21. 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_339

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,3Mo (2,1Mo) / 43,0cm x 35,8cm / 5074 x 4223 (300dpi)

Connectez-vous pour télécharger cette image en HD