Beleg van Saint Martin op het Île de Ré

About this artwork

Zestiende deel (randwerk, deel middenonder) van een prent van het beleg van de citadel Saint Martin op het Île de Ré in 1627, dat werd uitgevoerd door Engelse troepen onder leiding van de hertog van Buckingham en werd beëindigd door Franse troepen onder leiding van kardinaal Richelieu. Op dit blad een portret van de broer van Lodewijk XIII, Gaston, in ovaal met randschrift, omgeven door een kroon en militaire attributen.

Art Historical Context

This etching by French artist Michel Lasne, created between 1629 and 1631, forms the sixteenth part—specifically the middle-bottom border section—of a grand panoramic print commemorating the dramatic Siege of Saint-Martin-deé in 1627. That pivotal event saw English forces, led by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, attempt to capture the fortified citadel on the Île de Ré to French Huguenots against King Louis XIII. The siege ended in English failure when Cardinal Richelieu's French troops arrived, marking a key moment in the Anglo-French conflicts and Richelieu's rise as a master strategist....

About the Artist

Michel Lasne · 1590–1667

Michel Lasne (ca. 1590–1667) was a French engraver, draughtsman, and collector who became one of the most prolific printmakers of the French Baroque period. Born in Caen around 1590, Lasne was the son of a goldsmith, which provided him with early exposure to metalworking techniques essential for engraving. His career spanned the reigns of Louis XIII and the early years of Louis XIV, during which h...