Soldier begs for his life, print, book illustration, A soldier lying on the ground begs for his life with folded hands from a young man in the uniform of the Scottish Guard. In the background, a battlefield where two other Scots are about to kill an opponent. In the foreground, weapons lie on the ground., printmaker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (signed by artist), Amsterdam, 1826 - 1886, 1855, paper, etching, engraving, height 139 mm x width 110 mm, Print likely from: Walter Scott. Quentin Durward. Two volumes. Revised edition by SJ van den Bergh. Haarlem: AC Kruseman, 1855., duel in place of battle, Europeans (with NAME), A tall figure in patterned clothing and a feathered cap stands with a bowed head, holding a round shield and a long staff, while a reclining figure in ornate garments lies on the ground with a pained expression and clasped hands, surrounded by scattered items including a helmet and a sword; in the background two active figures engage with raised weapons and other indistinc...
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Soldier begs for his life, print, book illustration, A soldier lying on the ground begs for his life with folded hands from a young man in the uniform of the Scottish Guard. In the background, a battlefield where two other Scots are about to kill an opponent. In the foreground, weapons lie on the ground., printmaker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter (signed by artist), Amsterdam, 1826 - 1886, 1855, paper, etching, engraving, height 139 mm x width 110 mm, Print likely from: Walter Scott. Quentin Durward. Two volumes. Revised edition by SJ van den Bergh. Haarlem: AC Kruseman, 1855., duel in place of battle, Europeans (with NAME), A tall figure in patterned clothing and a feathered cap stands with a bowed head, holding a round shield and a long staff, while a reclining figure in ornate garments lies on the ground with a pained expression and clasped hands, surrounded by scattered items including a helmet and a sword; in the background two active figures engage with raised weapons and other indistinct forms of people and motion, all rendered in fine line work beneath a sky with wispy clouds.

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Soldier begs life print book illustration soldier lying ground begs folded hands young man uniform Scottish Guard background battlefield two Scots kill opponent foreground weapons lie ground printmaker Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter signed artist Amsterdam 1826 - 1886 1855 paper etching engraving height 139 mm x width 110 mm Print Walter Scott Quentin Durward Two volumes Revised edition SJ van den Bergh Haarlem AC Kruseman duel place battle Europeans Name tall figure patterned clothing feathered cap stands bowed head holding round shield long staff reclining figure ornate garments lies pained expression clasped hands surrounded scattered items helmet sword background two active figures engage raised weapons indistinct forms people motion rendered fine line work beneath sky wispy clouds

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