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Preview image of work. etching on cream laid paper,  Inhabitants of La Rochelle Asking Pardon of the King  19282
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2009.16.130

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Inhabitants of La Rochelle Asking Pardon of the King

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Artists

Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635); Abraham Bosse (1602 - 1676)

Title

Inhabitants of La Rochelle Asking Pardon of the King

Creation Date

1631

Century

early 17th century

Dimensions

5 1/4 in. x 10 7/8 in. (13.34 cm x 27.62 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

etching on cream laid paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2009.16.130

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (January 2010):
This plate is an ornamental design for the border decoration of a very large aerial view of the Siege of La Rochelle in 1627-28 by the French. The central scene is etched by Callot; the ornamental border is engraved by Bosse.