315 - J. LUYKEN (1649-1712), The attack on Cambrai in 1581, around 1679, Copper engraving

J. LUYKEN (1649-1712), The attack on Cambrai in 1581, around 1679, Copper engraving Jan Luyken (1649 Amsterdam - 1712 ibid.): Landscape depiction with troop deployments Attack on Cambrai, northern France 1581, view from a distance of the besieged town of Cambrai with the Duke of Anjou in the foreground observing the attack manoeuvres from a distance, c. 1679, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: Lower right signed in the printing plate: "Jan Luyken invenit et fecit". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "XXI | Het ouset van Kameryk door den hartogh van Anjou in den Jaaren MDLXXXI.". Date: c. 1679 Description: In 1581, the Duke of Anjou took possession of the town of Cambrai in northern France. Keywords: 17th century, Baroque, Military, France, Size: Paper: 28,6 cm x 36,4 cm (11,3 x 14,3 in), Plate: 27,6 cm x 35,0 cm (10,9 x 13,8 in), Depiction: 26,4 cm x 34,5 cm (10,4 x 13,6 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper is discoloured due to age. The sheet is pale foxing. Bumped and occasionally torn along the sheet edges. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped and creased. The paper is slightly creased in places. The image makes a good impression. Occasional minimal holes due to silverfish damage. The sheet comes from a book and was folded vertically across the centre. There is still an adhesive strip on the reverse for former attachment. .