Unkel attacked, 1583, Series 9: Dutch and German Events, 1583-1587, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 191, 380?, Attack on the city of Unkel on the Rhine, July 21, 1583. Episode from the Cologne War. With caption of 8 lines in German and 4 lines in French. Numbered lower left: 191., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1587 - c. 1591, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 199 mm x width 283 mm, Person, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, siege, position war, Cologne War, Unkel, Period, 1583-07-21, A detailed pen-and-ink scene shows a walled town with clustered houses and a tall church steeple near a winding river, surrounded by fields and hills. Outside the walls, groups of soldiers march and engage in combat; some soldiers carry long spears or pikes while others fire or brace cannons positioned on the foreground. Horsemen ride along paths and officers on horseback appear to direct troops. At the town gate, figures climb and push against the walls. Trees and sma...
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Unkel attacked, 1583, Series 9: Dutch and German Events, 1583-1587, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 191, 380?, Attack on the city of Unkel on the Rhine, July 21, 1583. Episode from the Cologne War. With caption of 8 lines in German and 4 lines in French. Numbered lower left: 191., printmaker: Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1587 - c. 1591, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 199 mm x width 283 mm, Person, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, siege, position war, Cologne War, Unkel, Period, 1583-07-21, A detailed pen-and-ink scene shows a walled town with clustered houses and a tall church steeple near a winding river, surrounded by fields and hills. Outside the walls, groups of soldiers march and engage in combat; some soldiers carry long spears or pikes while others fire or brace cannons positioned on the foreground. Horsemen ride along paths and officers on horseback appear to direct troops. At the town gate, figures climb and push against the walls. Trees and small patches of vegetation dot the landscape, and boats or barges are visible on the river. The overall image is finely hatched with intricate line work and shading.

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Unkel attacked 1583 Series 9 Dutch German Events 1583-1587 print album page historical print Series number 191 380 Attack city Unkel Rhine July 21 Episode Cologne War caption 8 lines German 4 lines French Numbered lower left printmaker Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1587 - c 1591 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 199 mm x width 283 mm Person Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg siege position war Period 1583-07-21 detailed pen- -ink scene walled town clustered houses tall church steeple near winding river surrounded fields hills Outside walls groups soldiers march engage combat soldiers carry long spears pikes fire brace cannons positioned foreground Horsemen ride paths officers horseback direct troops town gate figures climb push Trees small patches vegetation dot landscape boats barges visible river image finely hatched intricate line work shading

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