Caption
Siege of Saint Martin on the Île de Ré, July-November 1627 (text, top-left part), Callot a tous les potentats de la terre et a tous ceux qui possedent et dominent les mers pour la gloire perpetuelle du roy tres-chrestien Louis le Juste, print, historical print, text sheet, Sixteenth part (text, top-left 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 French., printmaker, writer (clerical worker), France, Charles Delorme, paper, engraving, gravure, height 573 mm, width 161 mm, Ile de Ré, Period, 1627, A tall vertical printed page framed by an ornate engraved border with decorative scrollwork at the top, featuring a large heading in uppercase serif letters beneath a small floral engraving. Below the heading, dense blocks of handwritten-style text fill the remainder of the page in neat, justified lines with clear spacing, enclosed within ruled inner margins. The border shows symmetrical carved motifs along the sides and a ribbon-like flourish at the top, and the overall appearance is monochrome with fine line engraving and consistent ink tone.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B41_081
License type
Rights managed
Available size
55.8Mb (12.0Mb) / 7.9in x 27.5in / 2361 x 8261 (300dpi)