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Capture of Huy, 1705
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Capture of Huy, 1705

Johann Balthasar Probst · 1712 - 1715 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Huy captured from the French by the Allies, 26 May 1705. Depiction of the siege in a richly decorated ornamental frame with a cartouche at the top containing a map of the siege. At the bottom a cartouche with the description of the battle in German, with chained prisoners on the left and right. Sheet in the bound collection of plates published under the title: Repraesentatio belli ... Der Spanische Successions-Krieg [ca. 1720].

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Credit lineInname van Huy, 1705. 1712 - 1715. Johann Balthasar Probst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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