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Plate 6 at the upper right, from "Le Siège de Breda" (The Siege of Breda)

1628
Not on view
The Siege of Breda depicts the siege laid in 1624 by Ambrose Spinola, Marquis de los Balbases (1569-1630), commander-in-chief of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands.

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Object Information
  • Title: Plate 6 at the upper right, from "Le Siège de Breda" (The Siege of Breda)
  • Series/Portfolio: Le Siège de Breda (The Siege of Breda)
  • Artist: Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
  • Date: 1628
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 22 5/16 x 18 1/2 in. (56.7 x 47 cm)
    Plate: 21 9/16 x 18 3/8 in. (54.7 x 46.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.52.79b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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