Caption

Siege and capture of Lippstadt by the Spaniards, 1624, Series 11: Miscellaneous Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 416, 380?, from September 6 to November 2, 1624. With caption of 6 lines in German and 2 lines in French. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 416., inscription: '416', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1624 - 1626, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 223 mm x width 278 mm, siege, position war, capture of city (after the siege), Thirty Years' War, Lippstadt, Period, 1624-09-06 - 1624-11-02, An overhead engraved view of a fortified town surrounded by angular walls, bastions, moats, and a river, showing streets, blocks with individual houses, gardens with trees, and several churches and larger buildings; defensive works including earthen ramparts, palisades, and artillery emplacements are visible along the perimeter, with soldiers and small groups of figures positioned on walls and in the streets; outside the defenses there are camp scenes with tents, organized rows of soldiers, siege works like trenches and pointed stakes, wagons, and groups of men on horseback; the surrounding countryside shows patterned orchards or tree plantings, cultivated fields, pathways, and scattered small structures, all rendered in fine engraved lines and hatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B46_027

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Keywords

Siege capture Lippstadt Spaniards 1624 Series 11 Miscellaneous Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 416 380 September 6 November 2 caption 6 lines German 2 lines French Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1624 - 1626 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 223 mm x width 278 mm siege position war city Thirty Years War Period 1624-09-06 - 1624-11-02 overhead engraved view fortified town surrounded angular walls bastions moats river showing streets blocks individual houses gardens trees several churches larger buildings defensive works earthen ramparts palisades artillery emplacements visible perimeter soldiers small groups figures positioned walls streets outside defenses camp scenes tents organized rows siege works trenches pointed stakes wagons groups men horseback surrounding countryside patterned orchards tree plantings cultivated fields pathways scattered small structures rendered fine lines hatching