The Legend of William Tell is Shown to the Board Members

1672 · Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

historical

The painting depicts the scene when the legend of William Tell is shown to the Board Members of the Antwerp Old Archduke Guild in the presence of Chief Snijers and his successor Jan Baptista Greijns.

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About the Artist

Karel Emmanuel Biset

1633 – 1710

Flemish painter. He had a peripatetic career working in various cities and countries including his hometown Mechelen, Paris, Annonay, Brussels, Antwerp and Breda. He worked in many genres including genre scenes of interiors with merry companies and gallery paintings, history painting, still-life and portraiture.

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