Combats and Triumphs: Combat of Knights and Foot Soldiers
Etienne Delaune French
Not on view
Engraving, part of a set of 12 prints of rectangular shape, executed over black backgrounds, and depicting combats and triumphs, likely influenced by the combat scenes created by German masters such as Georg Pencz and the Beham brothers. This print represents a combat between horsemen and foot soldiers. Many of the figures in this picture are similar to the designs created by Delaune for the armory of Henri II, including the way in which the horseman in the center lifts his shield, holding his sword behind him, as well as the man with the axe and the soldier kneeling right in front of him.
