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Artist
- Name:
- Ehrhardt, Adolf
- Dates:
- 1813-1899
- Country:
- Germany
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Deutsches Balladenbuch
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Leipzig: Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1852
- Open Library:
- View
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
A medieval knight fights a dragon afoot, driving his spear into the monster’s mouth.
Struth von Winkelried is a legendary character of the Swiss folklore based on the real-life knight Heinrich von Winkelried, whose name was mentioned in official records until 1303. Struth Winkelried is a poem by Paul Usteri.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, dragon, fight, knight, male, medieval, monster