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Maker(s):Della Bella, Stefano; Langlois, François (printer, publisher)
Culture:Italian (1610-1664); French (1588-1647)
Title:A Battery of Cannon Drawn Against a Village, plate 6 from the series Varii Capricii Militari [Various Military Caprices]
Date Made:1640-1646
Type:Print
Materials:Etching
Place Made:Europe; France; Paris
Measurements:mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.
Accession Number:  MH 1966.70.P.RII
Credit Line:Purchase with the Ellen Whiting Seldon Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A battery of cannon, two of which are visible in the left half of the plate, firing on a town seen in the distance to the right. Smoke plumes rise up from the cannon and two men are rolling or uncorking barrels, possibly of gun powder, to the right of the cannon. An officer wearing a plumed hat and standing in the lower left corner looks over the scene, as does a solder wearing a helmet to the far right of the image.

Tags:
battles; weapons; soldiers

Subjects:
Battles; Etching; Soldiers; Weapons

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