Légende

Siege of Frankenthal by the Spanish, 1621, Abbildung der Statt und belegerung Franckenthall, wie dieselbe von dem berumbten Obersten Don Goncalo de Cordova, von dem 27. Septembris an, biß zum 14. Octob. dieses 1621. Jhars besiert und beschossen be, Series 11: Varia Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 405, 380?, Siege of Frankenthal by the Spaniards under Gonzalvo of Cordova, from September 21 to October 14, 1621. With legend AG and caption of 16 lines in German. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 405., inscription: '405', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 215 mm x width 275 mm, siege, position war, Siege of Frankenthal (1621), Rhineland-Palatinate, Frankenthal, Period, 1621-09-21 - 1621-10-14, A bird’s-eye view engraving of a fortified town surrounded by angular bastions and earthworks, with a dense grid of streets and closely packed buildings inside the walls and a prominent tower rising above the rooftops; soldiers and small groups of figures are positioned on and around the fortifications, some near tents and wooden structures outside the defenses, while cannons and round shot are depicted along the outer works; surrounding the town are cultivated fields, tree-lined lanes, scattered trees and hedgerows, and several isolated rectangular encampments of troops; flags fly atop several bastions, and small boats are drawn on a waterway near the top edge; a decorative cartouche with text occupies the lower left corner, and the entire scene is rendered in fine engraved lines with crosshatching for shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B46_023

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Droits gérés

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55.3Mo (7.6Mo) / 41.6cm x 33.3cm / 4916 x 3932 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Siege Frankenthal Spanish 1621 Abbildung der Statt und belegerung Franckenthall wie dieselbe von dem berumbten Obersten Don Goncalo de Cordova von 27 Septembris biß zum 14 Octob dieses 1621 Jhars besiert und beschossen Series 11 Varia Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 405 380 Spaniards under Gonzalvo Cordova September 21 October 14 legend AG caption 16 lines German Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 215 mm x width 275 mm siege position war Rhineland-Palatinate Period 1621-09-21 - 1621-10-14 bird’s-eye view engraving fortified town surrounded angular bastions earthworks dense grid streets closely packed buildings inside walls prominent tower rising rooftops soldiers small groups figures positioned fortifications near tents wooden structures outside defenses cannons round shot depicted outer works surrounding town cultivated fields tree-lined lanes scattered trees hedgerows several isolated rectangular encampments troops flags fly atop several bastions small boats drawn waterway near top edge decorative cartouche text occupies lower left corner entire scene rendered fine engraved lines crosshatching shading