Albrecht Achilles

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Albrecht Achilles — Albrecht Achilles.

Artist

Name:: Menzel, Adolph von
Dates:: 1815-1905
Country:: Germany

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Unzelmann, Friedrich Ludwig
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Die Werke Friedrichs des Großen, vol. 1
Author(s):: Volz, Gustav Berthold
Publisher:: Berlin: Reimar Hobbing, 1913
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Description

A knight in medieval armor fights with his sword a group of assailants armed with halberds.
Albert III (1414-1486), also known as Albert Achilles, was elector of Brandenburg. He belonged to the same family as Frederick the Great: the house of Hohenzollern.

Keywords: 1910s, 20th century, armor, black & white, Die Werke Friedrichs des Großen, fight, knight, medieval, sword