Caption

Rheinberg surrenders to the Spaniards, 1590, Series 10: Dutch and Foreign Events, 1587-1612, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 259, 380?, February 3, 1590. Episode from the Cologne War. With caption of 8 lines in German and 3 lines in French. Numbered bottom left: 259., printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1590 - 1592, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 191 mm x width 282 mm, capture of city (after the siege), Cologne War, Rijnberg, Period, 1590-02-03, A detailed monochrome engraving showing a walled town on an island with clustered buildings, a tall round tower, a church with a steeple, and surrounding fortifications; water around the island contains multiple sailing ships and smaller boats; outside the town there are ramparts, soldiers, and groups of armed figures engaged in activity, including mounted riders with lances, foot soldiers carrying pikes, and men operating wheeled artillery and wagons drawn by horses; figures lie on the ground and others run or gesture; trees and a small wooden structure appear on the far shore; the foreground is crowded with troops, horses, fallen men, and equipment, and decorative text blocks run along the bottom edge of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Rheinberg surrenders Spaniards 1590 Series 10 Dutch Foreign Events 1587-1612 print album page historical print Series number 259 380 February 3 Episode Cologne War caption 8 lines German 3 lines French Numbered bottom left printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1590 - 1592 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 191 mm x width 282 mm capture city siege Rijnberg Period 1590-02-03 detailed monochrome engraving showing walled town island clustered buildings tall round tower church steeple surrounding fortifications water contains multiple sailing ships smaller boats outside town ramparts soldiers groups armed figures engaged activity mounted riders lances foot soldiers carrying pikes men operating wheeled artillery wagons drawn horses figures lie ground run gesture trees small wooden structure far shore foreground crowded troops fallen men equipment decorative text blocks run bottom edge image