Caption
Siege of Saint Martin on the Île de Ré, July-November 1627 (text, top-right part), Callotus moderatoribus terrarum, mariumque domitoribus ad aeternam christianissimi regis Ludovici Iusti gloriam, print, historical print, text sheet, Sixteenth part (text, top-right part) of a print of the siege of the citadel Saint Martin on the Île de Ré in 1627, which was carried out by English troops led by the Duke of Buckingham and was ended by French troops led by Cardinal Richelieu. On this sheet, a general explanation of the subject of the print, in Latin., printmaker, writer (clerical worker), France, Charles Delorme, paper, engraving, gravure, height 576 mm, width 166 mm, Ile de Ré, Period, 1627, A tall vertical engraving shows an ornate framed panel with decorative scrollwork and a ribboned bow at the top, enclosing a large area filled with neatly aligned lines of printed text; the frame has shaded carved edges and ornamental corner designs, and the interior contains a clear title area near the top followed by extensive fine script running down the length of the panel, all rendered in a uniform monochrome ink on a light background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A95_082
License type
Rights managed
Available size
52.9Mb (10.9Mb) / 7.7in x 26.7in / 2308 x 8006 (300dpi)