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Liberation of Valenciennes, 1576, Series 7: Dutch Events, 1576-1577, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 118, 380?, November 10, 1576. Conquest of Valenciennes by the States Army and withdrawal of the Spaniards from the besieged castle of Valenciennes. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered lower left: 118., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1577 - c. 1579, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 207 mm x width 272 mm, capture of city (after the siege), Inname van Valenciennes (1576), Valenciennes, Period, 1576-11-10, A detailed monochrome engraving of a walled town viewed from above showing stone curtain walls and round towers with battlements, inner streets lined with small pitched-roof buildings and rows of wheel-like objects, soldiers on the walls and bridge carrying pikes and shields, groups of figures operating cannons and other siege equipment, scaffolding and ladders against the walls, a river or moat surrounding sections of the fortifications, open fields beyond the walls with grazing animals and low fences, winding roads with marching troops and wagons in the distance, and varied textures of stone, earth and sparse vegetation throughout.

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Liberation Valenciennes 1576 Series 7 Dutch Events 1576-1577 print album page historical print Series number 118 380 November 10 Conquest States Army withdrawal Spaniards besieged castle 12-line caption German Numbered lower left printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1577 - c 1579 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 207 mm x width 272 mm capture city siege Inname van Valenciennes Period 1576-11-10 detailed monochrome engraving walled town viewed showing stone curtain walls round towers battlements inner streets lined small pitched-roof buildings rows wheel- objects soldiers walls bridge carrying pikes shields groups figures operating cannons siege equipment scaffolding ladders river moat surrounding sections fortifications open fields beyond grazing animals low fences winding roads marching troops wagons distance varied textures earth sparse vegetation