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Four depictions from the history of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, print, The prints are numbered at the top right. With caption and page reference in German., printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, after design by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, printmaker, paper, etching, proof print, height 117 mm x width 276 mm, Prints used for: Historisch-genealogischer Kalender auf das Jahr 1799 und 1800. Die Geschichte der Bartholomäusnacht oder die Bluthochzeit zu Paris. Berlin: Johann Friedrich Unger, 1798., Person, François (Duke de Guise), Gaspard de Coligny (II), Jean de Poltrot, battle, kneeling figure, murder, introducing, (military) espionage, Bartholomew's Night, Paris, Vassy, Four vertical engraved scenes sit side by side, each framed with a pale border. In the leftmost scene a chaotic battle unfolds with armored horsemen in dynamic poses, horses rearing and riders brandishing swords amid billowing smoke and fallen figures on the ground. The second scene shows an interior with a tiled floor and classical columns, where a group of men in period dress stand; one man bows low before another who reaches toward him while others look on. The third panel depicts a rider in armor slumped backward on a rearing horse against an outdoor backdrop of trees and distant architecture, the horse captured mid-motion. The rightmost scene shows two men standing on a path near dense foliage and a building partially visible through the trees; one man gestures outward while the other faces him, and a small bucket sits on the ground beside one figure.

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Four depictions history St Bartholomew's Day Massacre print prints numbered top right caption page reference German printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin design 1797 paper etching proof print height 117 mm x width 276 mm Prints Historisch-genealogischer Kalender auf das Jahr 1799 und 1800 Die Geschichte der Bartholomäusnacht oder die Bluthochzeit zu P Johann Friedrich Unger 1798 Person François Duke de Guise Gaspard de Coligny Ii Jean de Poltrot battle kneeling figure murder introducing military espionage Bartholomew's Night Paris Vassy Four vertical engraved scenes sit side side framed pale border leftmost scene chaotic battle unfolds armored horsemen dynamic poses horses rearing riders brandishing swords billowing smoke fallen figures ground second scene interior tiled floor classical columns group men period dress stand man bows low another reaches look on third panel depicts rider armor slumped backward rearing horse outdoor backdrop trees distant architecture horse captured mid-motion rightmost scene two men standing path near dense foliage building partially visible gestures outward faces small bucket sits ground beside figure