About this artwork
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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Stefano della Bella
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Title
- Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1644
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Medium
- Etching on ivory laid paper
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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.)
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Credit Line
- John H. Wrenn Fund
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Reference Number
- 1970.143
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/193898/manifest.json
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