Identification title(s): siege of la rochelle, september 1627-october 1628 (edgework, top left part). Les rochelloys demandant pardon au roy (title on object). Object type: print history print object number: rp-p-ob-56. 837. Catalog reference: meaume 512-1(3), lieure 660-1(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: sixteenth part (edge work, part upper left) of a print of the siege of the huguenot stronghold of la rochelle in the years 1627 and 1628, which was carried out on behalf of the french king by the french army led by cardinal richelieu. On this page, on the left, the coat of arms of louis top right the letters 'obsid', part of the inscription of the print. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: jacques callot, printmaker: abraham bosse. Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1628 - 1631. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge/top: h 161 mm (plate edge top to top edge bottom), plate edge: w 609 mm. Subject: what: armorial bearing, heraldry ornament ~ cartouchethe defeated before the victor. Siege of la rochelle. When: 1627-09-10 - 1628-10-18. Where: la rochelle. Who: louis xiii (king of france). Armand-jean du plessis duke of richelieu. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1628 and 1631.
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