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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Battle of Breitenfeld.

RCIN 802300

Battle of Breitenfeld

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Battle of Breitenfeld

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Battle of Breitenfeld

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Battle of Breitenfeld

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

At top of design, oval portraits of Johann, Duke of Saxony, Gustav, King of Sweden and Baron Tilly. Beneath in valley confused battle between massed formations of infantry. In foreground, horsemana and 3 foot-soldiers seen from behind.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632)

Search the collection John George I, Elector of Saxony (1585-1656)

Search the collection Johann Tzerclaes (1559-1632)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

etching
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Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Places
Europe
Germany
Saxony [Germany]
Leipzig [Germany]
Breitenfeld [Germany]
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the seventeenth century
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
Battle of Breitenfeld, 1631 (Thirty Years' War)
War operations
Battles

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