Overture of the Grand Bois of Vienna and defeat of the Turks, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1683

In 1683, nicolaes visscher ii (1649-1702) published a series of ten prints about the turkish siege of the city of vienna with the most important pictures of the war. The prints were engraved by romeyn de hooghe (1645-1708) after drawings from the antwerp artist jacob peeters. This is the seventh print from the series. It depicts a decisive moment in the battle when the turkish troops in the wienerwald accidentally meet an allied army. The youthful cavalier is meant to be the 21 year old elector of bayern. It appears to be a mistake since at that moment in the battle, the elector had not yet arrived at the battle scene. Object Type: print. Date: 1683. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: 16,5 x 20,5 cm. Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B10 051 4B-Opening en slaen der Turken aen t Weener Wald = Ouverture du Grand Bois de Vienne et defaicte des Turqs