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Portrait of the Last Crossbowman of Basel, Johann Heinrich Bienz
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The portrait depicts the Basel cutler and crossbow maker Johann Heinrich Bienz (1759–1844), who served as crossbow maker for the Stachelschützengesellschaft in Basel from 1780 to 1838.
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBildnis des letzten Armbrusters zu Basel, Johann Heinrich Bienz. 1838. Rudolf Braun (1788–1857, tätig in Basel). Kunstmuseum Basel, Geschenk der Stachelschützengesellschaft. Public domain.