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Battle of Dessau, 1626, Series 11: Miscellaneous Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 420, 380?, at the Dessau Bridge, April 25, in which the Imperial army under Wallenstein achieves a crushing victory over the troops under the Count of Mansfeld. Without caption. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 420., inscription: '420', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1626 - 1628, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 201 mm x width 275 mm, battle, fighting in general, Saxony-Anhalt, Dessau, Period, 1626-04-25, A detailed black-and-white engraving showing a large battlefield scene with formations of soldiers arranged in rectangular blocks, many on foot and many on horseback, some carrying flags, others firing weapons that emit plumes of smoke; fortifications and earthworks appear with soldiers positioned behind palisades and tents clustered inside a star-shaped fort where explosions send up tall clouds; scattered bodies and fallen horses lie across the ground and figures are shown fleeing or engaging in close combat; groups of men climb ladders or stand beside raised platforms and siege engines; boats and a curved bridge sit on a river at the bottom edge with small buildings and a walled town on the near bank and a distant townscape on the far horizon; trees and undulating fields fill the landscape between columns of troops, and handwritten labels appear throughout the scene.

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Battle Dessau 1626 Series 11 Miscellaneous Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 420 380 Dessau Bridge April 25 Imperial army under Wallenstein achieves crushing victory troops under Count Mansfeld caption Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1626 - 1628 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 201 mm x width 275 mm battle fighting general Saxony-Anhalt Period 1626-04-25 detailed black- -white engraving showing large battlefield scene formations soldiers arranged rectangular blocks foot horseback carrying flags firing weapons emit plumes smoke fortifications earthworks soldiers positioned palisades tents clustered inside star-shaped fort explosions send up tall clouds scattered bodies fallen horses lie across ground figures shown fleeing engaging close combat groups men climb ladders stand beside raised platforms siege engines boats curved bridge sit river bottom edge small buildings walled town near bank distant townscape far horizon trees undulating fields fill landscape columns troops handwritten labels scene