2-715-087 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Eberhard cuts in half the tablecloth between himself and his son Ulrich, 1377, (1936). 'Eberhard Der Greiner Zerschneidet Zwischen Sich Und Seinem Sohn Ulrich Das Tischtuch. 1377'. Ulrich of Württemberg (c1343-1388), son of Eberhard II (Der Greiner), Count of Württemberg (1315-1392), was defeated at the Battle of Reutlingen on 14 May 1377. In this depiction, Eberhard is angry about the defeat and refuses to share a meal with his son. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]