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Siege of La Rochelle, September 1627-October 1628 (borderwork, bottom left section), Chasteau Dargencourt, Monsieur le Mareschal de Schomberg presentant les Anglois Captifs a sa Mayeste, print, historical print, Sixteenth section (borderwork, bottom left section) of a print of the siege of the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle in the years 1627 and 1628, which was carried out by order of the French king by the French army under the command of Cardinal Richelieu. On this sheet, on the left, a depiction of a wooden tower in the sea, and in the center, on the right, a depiction (surrounded by military attributes) of English prisoners of war being led before King Louis XIII., printmaker: Abraham Bosse, Paris, printmaker: Israël Henriet, after design by Jacques Callot, 1628 - 1631, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 162 mm, width 601 mm, Person, Louis XIII (King of France), Armand-Jean du Plessis Duke of Richelieu, ornament, cartouche, prisoner of war (after the battle), temporary fortifications, La Rochelle, Period, 1627-09-10 - 1628-10-18, A wide horizontal engraved scene framed by ornate scrollwork contains three main vignettes; the left vignette shows a tall, multi-tiered wooden fortress or platform rising from a body of water, with small flags atop and rippling water around its base; the central vignette depicts a courtyard or open area in front of a building where a group of uniformed figures stand in formation, several figures in front appear to be presenting or escorting other figures while onlookers gather near the entrance and a dog is on the ground; the right vignette shows mounted soldiers and a mass of infantry holding long banners or standards, with more figures clustered around weapons and artillery pieces; between the vignettes and along the lower edges are piled barrels, cannonballs, and cannons integrated into the decorat

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Siege La Rochelle September 1627-October 1628 borderwork bottom left section Chasteau Dargencourt Monsieur le Mareschal de Schomberg presentant les Anglois Captifs sa Mayeste print historical print Sixteenth section siege Huguenot stronghold years 1627 1628 was carried order French king French army under command Cardinal Richelieu sheet depiction wooden tower sea center right surrounded military attributes English prisoners war led King Louis XIII printmaker Abraham Bosse Paris Israël Henriet design Jacques Callot 1628 - 1631 paper etching engraving height 162 mm width 601 mm Person Louis XIII King France Armand-Jean du Plessis Duke Richelieu ornament cartouche prisoner battle temporary fortifications Period 1627-09-10 - 1628-10-18 wide horizontal engraved scene framed ornate scrollwork contains three main vignettes left vignette tall multi-tiered wooden fortress platform rising body water small flags atop rippling water base central vignette depicts courtyard open area front building group uniformed figures stand formation several figures presenting escorting figures onlookers gather near entrance dog ground right vignette mounted soldiers mass infantry holding long banners standards figures clustered weapons artillery pieces vignettes lower edges piled barrels cannonballs cannons integrated decorat