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The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 9 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]

French 17th Century , 1630

The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 9 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112], by French 17th Century, ink, 1630
The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 9 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112], by French 17th Century, ink, 1630

The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 9 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112] is an ink print by the Baroque artist French 17th Century. It dates from 1630 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. The Siege of La Rochelle is an etching and engraving on laid paper, part of a set of 16 prints.

About this work

Overview

The Siege of La Rochelle is an etching and engraving on laid paper, part of a set of 16 prints. It depicts a military assault on a fortified city.

Subject & Meaning

The print shows a walled city under attack by soldiers on land and sea, with cannon fire producing smoke and a harbor filled with boats.

Technique & Style

The artist combined etching, which uses acid to cut lines into a metal plate, with engraving and drypoint, a technique that scratches the plate to create fuzzy edges. Faint drypoint lines in the sky convey the turmoil of the battle.

Artist & collection

Portrait of French 17th Century

Artist

French 17th Century

Seventeenth-century French printmakers turned ink into story. Their tools were burin and acid, paper their stage. Look at the Beggar Woman with Rosary (1622), etched on laid paper, her hands folded around faith, or The…

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