A Pikeman standing at right next to a canon, other military figures in the background, plate 5 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

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A Pikeman standing at right next to a canon, other military figures in the background, plate 5 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

Stefano della Bella|Pierre Mariette le fils

Date
ca. 1641
Medium
Etching; second state of three
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed to plate): 3 3/8 × 5 9/16 in. (8.6 × 14.1 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
17.50.17-276
Credit line
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917

Artist information

Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence|French, Paris 1634–1716 Paris

Subjects and terms

  • Windmills
  • Soldiers
  • Weapons
  • Cannons
  • Men

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