Identification title(s): allegorical representation of the reconquest of franche-comté, 1674. La franche comté conquise pour la second fois (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1887-a-11880. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: capture of besancon; franche-comté reconquered by the french for the second time, 1674. In the center is the army commander henri de la tour d'auvergne (turenne), who accepts the city keys from the conquered maiden of besancon, the capital of the spanish region of franche-comté, which is reconquered by the french in 1674. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: louise magdeleine horthemels (mentioned on object), after a painting by: mr. Le brun (mentioned on object), publisher: louise magdeleine horthemels (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1696 - 1767. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 290 mm × w 388 mm explanation copy of the original in the hall of mirrors of the palace of versailles, paris. Subject: what: symbols, allegories of war; 'guerra' (ripa). Capture of besancon (1674). Franco-habsburg war. Guerre de hollande. Where: franche-comtébesançon. Who: henri de latour d'auvergne, vicomte de turenne. Acquisition: purchase 1887. Date: between 1696 and 1767.
Loading...
