Légende
Four episodes from national history, Illustrations of national history, print, Uncut sheet with four depictions from national history. From left to right: Visit of Frederick I, King of Prussia to Amsterdam, Capture of Tournai, Division in Middelburg, Arrival of the Dutch-English fleet with Charles VI, German Emperor in Lisbon., number: '125, 128, 127, 126', printmaker: Simon Fokke, Amsterdam, after design by, 1722 - 1784, paper, etching, etching on uncut sheet, proof, height 114 mm x width 247 mm, Person, Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor), Frederick I King of Prussia, historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life), historical events and situations, War of Spanish Succession, A wide horizontal print divided into vertical panels shows multiple scenes in a monochrome engraved style; on the left a group of robed and uniformed figures stand near a boat with a tall flagpole and a ribboned flag, while a crowd gathers on a raised walkway and a line of soldiers or attendants appears nearby; the next panel depicts riders on horseback near a riverside with flag bearers and figures among trees and tents, and distant buildings on the horizon under a cloudy sky; the central-right panel shows an urban scene with a large multi-story building with ornate gables, people on horseback and foot confronting or escorting others on a street flanked by trees and structures, with figures gesturing and some fallen on the ground; the far-right panel presents ships at sea with billowing smoke or clouds, tall masts and flags, sailors on deck and figures on shore near a laddered mast, and a plume of smoke rising above the scene.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B40_081
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
44.1Mo (6.3Mo) / 62.5cm x 17.7cm / 7379 x 2091 (300dpi)