Siege of La Rochelle, September 1627-October 1628 (border work, parts upper left and lower right) (copy), Les Rochelloys demandant pardon au Roy (title on object), Profil de la Rochelle et de la Digue, Machine de du plessis et vassal ( title on object), Large 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. Border work, parts top left and bottom right on one sheet (copy). On the upper part, on the left, the coat of arms of Louis XIII and in the middle/right a representation (surrounded by military attributes) of residents of La Rochelle begging the king for mercy. Top right the letters 'OBSID', part of the inscription of the print. On the bottom part a representation of a wooden structure in the sea and in the middle/left a representation (surrounded by military attributes) of the dike that Richelieu had built in front of the entrance to the harbor to close off the city., print, print maker: anonymous, after print by: Jacques Callot, after design by: Jacques Callot, 1631 - 1639, paper, etching, engraving, height, 328 mm × width, 600 mm

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