The Siege of Breda
The Siege of Breda

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The Siege of Breda,

1628

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Israel Silvestre, French, 1621–1691
x1934-351

Information

Title
The Siege of Breda
Dates

1628

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israel Silvestre
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 120.5 × 140.5 cm (47 7/16 × 55 5/16 in.) sheet: 124 × 144.5 cm (48 13/16 × 56 7/8 in.) frame: 131.1 × 151.1 × 5.7 cm (51 5/8 × 59 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-351
Place Made

Europe, France, Nancy

Place Depicted

Europe, Netherlands, Breda

Inscription
Inscription engraved in banderole, upper center: SIÉGE DE BREDA Lettered in plate, lower left: Scato di passi Geometri Milles di piedi cing, per passi. Lettered in plate, lower right: Israel Silvestre ex Parisiis / Cum privil. Regis. Lettered in plate, lower right corner: Jac. Callot in / [illegible]
Reference Numbers
Lieure 593; Meaume 510
Culture
French, European
Type
prints, etchings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
soldiers, landscapes (representations), men, figures (representations), buildings, battles, women, maps, carriages

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