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Emperor Joseph II leading the army at Zemun, 1788, La Representation de l'Armeé Capitale à coté de Semlin, come all forme la grande Quarreé au Mois Mai 1788, Vorstellung der KK Haupt Arme bei Simlin wie solche das Grosse Quare Formiret in Mai 1788, print, Emperor Joseph II leads the Habsburg army against the Ottomans at the Battle of Zemun during the Russo-Turkish War, May 1788. With titles and legends 1-27 in French and German. Numbered top right: 21., Germany, publisher: Johann Martin Will, Augsburg, 1788 - 1790, Johann Martin Will, printmaker, publisher, Bavaria, paper, etching, height 325 mm x width 422 mm, Person, Joseph II (German Emperor), assembling of military forces, mobilization, troop concentration, Russo-Turkish War (1787-1792), Zemun, Period, 1788-05, A wide engraved scene shows rows of soldiers in formation across a landscape with hills and a distant town, many infantry standing with long pikes and muskets and a regiment of cavalry on horseback near the center; large flags and standards rise above the ranks, one flag displaying an ornate double-headed emblem; artillery pieces and stacked cannonballs appear in the foreground near a group of men operating a gun; officers on horseback and foot are depicted with uniforms, hats, and weapons, and a few mounted figures lead the cavalry; tents and encampments stretch across the middle ground, with small buildings and trees dotting the hills and riverbanks in the distance; the sky area above is largely empty with faint horizontal shading and an ornate handwritten inscription borders the top and bottom edges of the print.

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Emperor Joseph II leading army Zemun 1788 La Representation de l'Armeé Capitale à coté de Semlin come forme la grande Quarreé au Mois Mai 1788 Vorstellung der KK Haupt Arme bei Simlin wie solche das Grosse Q Mai 1788 print Emperor Joseph II leads Habsburg army Ottomans Battle Russo-Turkish War titles legends 1-27 French German Numbered top right 21 Germany publisher Johann Martin Will Augsburg 1788 - 1790 printmaker Bavaria paper etching height 325 mm x width 422 mm Person Joseph II German Emperor assembling military forces mobilization troop concentration 1787-1792 Period 1788-05 wide engraved scene rows soldiers formation across landscape hills distant town infantry standing long pikes muskets regiment cavalry horseback near center large flags standards rise ranks flag displaying ornate double-headed emblem artillery pieces stacked cannonballs foreground near group men operating gun officers horseback foot depicted uniforms hats weapons mounted figures lead tents encampments stretch across middle ground small buildings trees dotting riverbanks distance sky area largely empty faint horizontal shading ornate handwritten inscription borders bottom edges print