Caption

Conquest of Tienen, 1635, Conquest of Thienen, anno 1635, area plan, print, book illustration, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, height 282 mm x width 374 mm, A bird’s-eye view engraving of a walled circular town with concentric streets and canals, buildings, towers, and trees densely packed inside the walls, surrounded by open fields dotted with small trees and scattered figures; outside the walls there are groups of mounted riders and marching soldiers, a column of troops, formations of infantry, and scenes of skirmishing and clusters of people; near the foreground a cluster of three riders on horses stands on a raised ground, one with flowing hair and another carrying a pack, beside a bare twisted tree trunk; a plume of smoke rises from a ground explosion or fire in front of the town, while distant hills, roads, and small isolated buildings fill the background, and a decorative cartouche occupies the lower right corner.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_103

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (8.3Mb) / 16.5in x 12.5in / 4936 x 3742 (300dpi)

Keywords

Conquest Tienen 1635 Thienen anno 1635 area plan print book illustration printmaker publisher paper etching height 282 mm x width 374 mm bird’s-eye view engraving walled circular town concentric streets canals buildings towers trees densely packed inside walls surrounded open fields dotted small trees scattered figures outside groups mounted riders marching soldiers column troops formations infantry scenes skirmishing clusters people near foreground cluster three riders horses stands raised ground flowing hair another carrying pack beside bare twisted tree trunk plume smoke rises ground explosion fire front town distant hills roads small isolated buildings fill background decorative cartouche occupies lower right corner