Légende

Siege of Stralsund, 1628, Series 11: Miscellaneous Foreign Events, 1571-1631, print, album page, Series number, 424, 380?, Siege of Stralsund by Wallenstein's troops, 1628. View of the city from the positions of the besieging imperial troops. With a caption of 6 lines in German and 2 lines in Frisian. Legend AO in the lower left. Numbered in pen at the bottom right: 424., inscription: '424', printmaker: workshop of Frans Hogenberg, Cologne, 1628 - 1630, Frans Hogenberg, printmaker, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 202 mm x width 260 mm, siege, position war, Siege of Stralsund (1628), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Stralsund, Period, A densely detailed black and white engraving shows a fortified coastal town with walls, towers, and clustered buildings, several tall spires rising above the rooftops, and ships with billowing sails sailing and anchored in the surrounding water; smoke and explosions are depicted near the harbor and within the town, while formations of soldiers march, fight, and man artillery on the shoreline and in front of the walls, with rows of tents, cannon, and small boats visible; in the foreground figures operate large siege engines and cannons from behind earthworks and wooden stockades, and a windmill and assembled troops appear to the right, all rendered with fine linework and dense hatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B46_030

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Droits gérés

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44.1Mo (7.2Mo) / 37.3cm x 29.6cm / 4404 x 3498 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Siege Stralsund 1628 Series 11 Miscellaneous Foreign Events 1571-1631 print album page Series number 424 380 Wallenstein's troops View city positions besieging imperial troops caption 6 lines German 2 lines Frisian Legend AO lower left Numbered pen bottom right inscription printmaker workshop Frans Hogenberg Cologne 1628 - 1630 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 202 mm x width 260 mm siege position war Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Period densely detailed black white engraving fortified coastal town walls towers clustered buildings several tall spires rising rooftops ships billowing sails sailing anchored surrounding water smoke explosions depicted near harbor within town formations soldiers march fight man artillery shoreline front rows tents cannon small boats visible foreground figures operate large siege engines cannons earthworks wooden stockades windmill assembled troops right rendered fine linework dense hatching