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Amiens conquered by ruse, 1597, Amiens durch anschlag der Hispanischen kriegsleutt eingenomen, den 11 Martij Anno domini 1597, Series 4: French, German and English Events, 1576-1610, print, album page, Series number, 324, 380?, Conquest of Amiens by the Spaniards by a ruse with a peasant wagon, March 11, 1597. In the foreground, the Spanish army enters the city through the gate. With a caption of 8 lines in German and 8 lines in French. Numbered bottom left: 324., printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1597 - 1599, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 293 mm x width 268 mm, capture of city (after the siege), French Wars of Religion, Amiens, Period, 1597-03-11, A detailed bird’s-eye pen-and-ink view of a walled town with irregular streets and tightly packed buildings, showing towers, steeples, and larger church-like structures rising above rows of houses; defensive walls with rounded bastions and gatehouses surround the settlement, with bridges and waterways leading into and out of the enclosed area; outside the walls a formation of armed horsemen and foot soldiers is depicted advancing toward a wooden bridge and the town gate, with many figures shown in dynamic poses holding long spears or pikes; the overall drawing uses fine hatchwork and line shading to indicate building roofs, street layouts, water, and terrain, and there are small clusters of people and carts shown within the town near plazas and streets.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B46_005

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Amiens conquered ruse 1597 Amiens durch anschlag der Hispanischen kriegsleutt eingenomen den 11 Martij Anno domini 1597 Series 4 French German English Events 1576-1610 print album page Series number 324 380 Conquest Amiens Spaniards peasant wagon March 11 foreground Spanish army enters city gate caption 8 lines Numbered bottom left printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1597 - 1599 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 293 mm x width 268 mm capture siege French Wars Religion Period 1597-03-11 detailed bird’s-eye pen- -ink view walled town irregular streets tightly packed buildings showing towers steeples larger church- structures rising rows houses defensive walls rounded bastions gatehouses surround settlement bridges waterways leading enclosed area outside walls formation armed horsemen foot soldiers depicted advancing wooden bridge town gate figures shown dynamic poses holding long spears pikes drawing uses fine hatchwork line shading indicate building roofs street layouts water terrain small clusters people carts shown within town near plazas streets