Caption
Visit of Henry IV to the German army, 1591, Erzeigung Wie Henrich der 4, Konig von Franckreich unnd Navarr, der teutschen fursten lager empfangen hatt, Series 4: French, German and English Events, 1576-1610, print, album page, historical print, Series number, 278, 380?, Reception of Henry IV and his troops at the German army, 1591. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered bottom left: 278., printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1591 - 1593, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 170 mm x width 262 mm, The copper plate used to print the image was damaged bottom right., Person, Henry IV (King of France and Navarre), French Wars of Religion, Period, A wide horizontal engraving showing a large organized military scene with many groups of soldiers arranged in rows and formations across an open plain, dozens of cannons emitting clouds of smoke, numerous mounted horsemen and infantry carrying spears and flags, wooden palisades and stacked pikes forming defensive squares, small clusters of figures engaged around wagons and artillery, a distant riverside town with buildings and a church on a hill, and many tiny detailed human figures spread densely across the composition.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B46_003
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