Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

Prints and Drawings

1644

Stefano della Bella
Italian, 1610-1664

For the subject of this work, della Bella chose the movements of soldiers toward and through a town, which is recognizable as Arras. He dedicated the work to Henry du Plesseys, Count of Roche-Guyon, whose coat of arms appears in the first and second plates.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Stefano della Bella
Title: Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1644
Medium: Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 5.6 × 12.3 cm (2 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Plate: 6 × 12.5 cm (2 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 6.8 × 12.9 cm (2 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Fund
Reference Number: 1970.143
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