Illustratie voor 'Den Arbeid van Mars' van Allain Manesson Mallet

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Illustratie voor: Allain Manesson Mallet, 'Den Arbeid van Mars' (3 delen, Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs of Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs en Johannes (I) Janssonius van Waesberge, 1672). Klinkert, C.

Art Historical Context

This delicate etching by Romeyn de Hooghe a leading Dutch artist of the late Baroque era, serves as an illustration for *Den Arbeid van Mars ("The Works of Mars"), a-volume military treatise by French cartographer and engineer Alain Manesson Mallet Published in Amsterdam in 2 by Jacob van Meurs (sometimes in collaboration with Johannes Janssonius van Waberge), the book explored fortifications, sieges, and warfare tacticstimely subjects amid the Third Anglo-Dutch War raging that year. Measuring just 185mm high by 108mm wide, de Hooghe's compact design captures the intricate details of military ...

About the Artist

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708

Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...