Siege of Sluis in Flanders, Siege of Sluis, 1794, print, Sluis, besieged and captured by the French on August 25, 1794. Marked upper right: XXV.D.Pl.I., printmaker: Cornelis Bogerts, Northern Netherlands, after drawing by Jacobus Buys, 1794 - 1795, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 127 mm x width 100 mm, Used as illustration in: J. Fokke, Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche jeugd, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1783-1795, 25 volumes, vol. 25, pl. 1., siege, position war, First Coalition War, Period, 1794-08-25, A vertical engraved scene showing a shoreline with rows of figures in uniformed formation holding long poles or muskets, some advancing from the foreground toward the middle distance. In the foreground a small group of bareheaded men stand with long poles and a few crouch near a low earthen rampart with cannons visible behind. Midground shows water and a stretch of marshy land with reeds, and a distant fortified settlement with clu...
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Siege of Sluis in Flanders, Siege of Sluis, 1794, print, Sluis, besieged and captured by the French on August 25, 1794. Marked upper right: XXV.D.Pl.I., printmaker: Cornelis Bogerts, Northern Netherlands, after drawing by Jacobus Buys, 1794 - 1795, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 127 mm x width 100 mm, Used as illustration in: J. Fokke, Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche jeugd, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1783-1795, 25 volumes, vol. 25, pl. 1., siege, position war, First Coalition War, Period, 1794-08-25, A vertical engraved scene showing a shoreline with rows of figures in uniformed formation holding long poles or muskets, some advancing from the foreground toward the middle distance. In the foreground a small group of bareheaded men stand with long poles and a few crouch near a low earthen rampart with cannons visible behind. Midground shows water and a stretch of marshy land with reeds, and a distant fortified settlement with clustered buildings and a prominent tower or spire, with smoke or flames rising behind and among the structures. The sky above is filled with large billowing clouds rendered with fine crosshatching.

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Siege Sluis Flanders 1794 print besieged captured French August 25 Marked upper right XXV.D.Pl.I printmaker Cornelis Bogerts Northern Netherlands drawing Jacobus Buys 1794 - 1795 paper etching engraving height 127 mm x width 100 mm illustration in J Fokke Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden voor de vaderlandsche Johannes Allart Amsterdam 1783-1795 25 volumes vol 25 pl 1 siege position war First Coalition War Period 1794-08-25 vertical engraved scene showing shoreline rows figures uniformed formation holding long poles muskets advancing foreground middle distance small group bareheaded men stand crouch near low earthen rampart cannons visible Midground water stretch marshy land reeds distant fortified settlement clustered buildings prominent tower spire smoke flames rising structures sky filled large billowing clouds rendered fine crosshatching

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