William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color
William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color William Tell Archery Folk Legend Apple Son 1840's wood engraved print hand color
$ 125.00

Tell Shooting the Apple from His Son's Head.

(Old Prints, 19th Century Prints, Folk Legends, Switzerland, William Tell, Apple, Archery).

Issued c. 1840's, New York & Philadelphia by Turner & Fisher.

Scarce/ rare antique wood engraved ephemeral juvenile print depicting this legend, with original hand color.

Likely sold by an itinerant vendor (colporteur) or sold as a cheap colorful juvenile gift sheet in a book shop of the era. Blank on verso.

These types of small single sheet hand colored juvenile prints are all inherently uncommon/ rare, many surviving in minuscule numbers. In 35+ years of looking for instance, I have never seen this image before.

Well preserved, small light staining as seen, nice looking example with pleasing age patina.

Original center fold as issued.

Sheet Measures c. 4 3/4" H x 6" W.

Engraved Area Measures c. 4 1/4" H x 5 1/2" W.

[B8441].