Caption

Capture of Rimberg, 6 June 1672, Capture of Rheinberg, 1672, print, historical print, Conquest of Rheinberg by the French army, 6 June 1672. Officers on horseback by a brook, in the background the profile of the city. After the painting in the Palace of Versailles. Numbered at the top: 246., printmaker: Etienne Acille Réveil (possibly), France, after painting by Pierre Denis Martin (le jeune), after design by Adam Frans van der Meulen, publisher: Charles Gavard, 1835 - 1840, paper, etching, height 230 mm x width 144 mm, Used as an illustration in: C. Gavard, Galeries historiques de Versailles, collection de gravures réduites d'après les dessins originaux du grand ouvrage, Paris 1840, no. 246. Stated on the print: Diagraphe et Pantographe Gavard., Person, Louis XIV (King of France), capture of city (after the siege), Capture of Rheinberg (1672), North Rhine-Westphalia, Rheinberg, Period, 1672-06-06, A tall vertical pen drawing framed by a thin border shows a river in the foreground with horizontal ripples, a wooded riverbank with dense leafy shrubs and trees, and a winding dirt road rising from the water toward a distant town on the horizon. On the road near the foreground, three mounted figures ride horses while two standing figures in period clothing walk nearby; further along the road a small group leads pack animals and a covered wagon. A cluster of tall, slender trees with textured foliage occupies the midground to the right, and more scattered trees and low vegetation extend toward the horizon where outlines of rooftops and church spires are visible. The sky above contains sparse, lightly sketched clouds.

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Keywords

Capture Rimberg 6 June 1672 Rheinberg 1672 print historical print Conquest French army Officers horseback brook background profile city painting Palace Versailles Numbered top 246 printmaker Etienne Acille Réveil France Pierre Denis Martin le jeune design Adam Frans van der Meulen publisher Charles Gavard 1835 - 1840 paper etching height 230 mm x width 144 mm illustration in C Gavard Galeries historiques de Versailles collection de gravures réduites d'après les dessins originaux du grand ouvrage Paris 1840 no Stated Diagraphe et Pantographe Gavard Person Louis XIV King capture siege North Rhine-Westphalia Period 1672-06-06 tall vertical pen drawing framed thin border river foreground horizontal ripples wooded riverbank dense leafy shrubs trees winding dirt road rising water distant town horizon road near three mounted figures ride horses two standing period clothing walk nearby further road small group leads pack animals covered wagon cluster tall slender trees textured foliage occupies midground right scattered trees low vegetation extend outlines rooftops church spires visible sky contains sparse lightly sketched clouds