View asset onlyFaramund (Pharamond), legendary first king of the Franconian Empire (420–428).Pharamund was elected king in Wurzburg on July 23, 419, and lifted to the shield.Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650). From: Johann Ludwig Gottfried, Historical Chronica, Frankfurt a. M. (M. Merian) 1630, p. 396.Berlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte.IdentifierAKG171455MuseumBerlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und GeschichteSourceakg-imagesCredit lineakg-imagesEvent date23.7.419Image date1630Time Period17TH CENTURY1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.5TH CENTURYTopicARTBAROQUEBOOK ILLUSTRATIONELECTIONFRANCONIAN EMPIREGERMAN ARTHISTORYILLUSTRATIONKINGMAKING SOMEONE A LEADERPERSONSCENEGeographyFRANCEGERMANYWURZBURG ; WUERZBURGPersonJOHANN LUDWIG GOTTFRIEDMATTHAEUS MERIAN, THE ELDERPHARAMOND ; FARAMUNDTitleGOTTFRIED-CHRONIKTechniqueCOPPER ENGRAVINGGRAPHIC ART ; GRAPHIC ARTSPRINTED GRAPHICSSize4961px × 3707px (52 MB) 42.0 cm × 31.3 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats7586px × 5669px (123 MB) TIFF64.2 cm × 48.0 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
