SWITZERLAND Tell 's Chapel View from Lake of Uri

Description: Tell's Chapel from the Lake of Uri Another Fine Quality Print from Martin2001 Print Specifics: Type of print: Steel engraving - Original antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print - actual 1836 Artist / Engraver: Brockedon / Finden Publisher: London, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair) Dimensions: 7.5 x 11 inches, (18 x 27 cm) including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 2 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin)Reverse side: BlankNote: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. The map shows the approximate location of the illustrated view. The actual map is NOT included in this offer. Narrative: A tower in Altorf, which bears the name of Tell's tower, is said to occupy the spot upon which formerly stood the lime-tree against which the child of Tell was placed. The subject is painted on the tower, and wherever Tell is represented in sculpture, or in painting, the bow and the apple are considered necessary emblems. But, perhaps, the best evidence of its truth is found at the Tellenplatte, the rock upon which Tell leaped, when he escaped from the boat of Gesler. The rock is situated at the foot of the Achsenberg, and a short distance from Fluelen, a little village, the port of Altorf, which is situated at the southern extremity of the Lake of Uri. Upon this rock, thirty years after Tell's death, which happened in 1358, a chapel was built to commemorate the event of Tell's escape, and a series of pictures in fresco on the wall represent the principal events of his life. Shooting at the apple on his son's head is one of the series. In the year of the completion of this chapel, 1388, at the general assembly of the people, there were present one hundred and fourteen persons who had known Tell during his life; these would not have allowed a falsehood to be recorded, to aid, by the addition of romance, the immortal reputation of their compatriot. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

Price: 18 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

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