Thirty Years War (1618-48)
Maps, prints and letterpress text covering the major battles and sieges of the war
View of the Battle of Rheinfelden, 1638 (Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) 47°33ʹ36ʺN 07°47ʹ13ʺE
c.1648Etching and engraving; printed on paper; mounted on paper (Mount Type A); gilt edges top and right | 26.1 x 34.1 cm (image and sheet) | RCIN 722120
A high oblique view of the Battle of Rheinfelden, fought on 28 February and 3 March 1638 between a French mercenary army commanded by Bernard of Saxe-Weimar (16 August 1604-18 July 1639) and a Bavarian and Imperial army, under Johann von Werth (1591-16 January 1652) resulting in a Weimar victory. Thirty Years War (1618-1648).
This is a re-working of the plate from which was printed the view of the siege of Rheinfelden, June 1634 (see RCIN 722081).
Anonymous (printmaker)
Watermark: View: none visible. Mount: kneeling man with cross in shield.
Condition: four fold lines; creased; worn along folds; brown discolouration; a small piece of another print, together with a small remnant of a Type A mount adheres to the left side of the mount. Pressure marks from the mounts of items which were kept above and below this print in a different collection are present on the recto and verso
26.1 x 34.1 cm (image and sheet)
cropped (platemark)
50.0 x 40.5 cm (mount)
Printed title:
Hartes Treffen zwischen den Keiserischen, Chur. Beyer. und Weinmarischen völkern Sontags des 28./18. wie auch. Mittwochs des 21. diß und 3. MARTŸ A.o 1638. bey und umb Rheinfelden vor gangen. [across top of view]
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle between the Duke of Weimar and the Imperialists near Rheinfelden on the 3.d of March 1638.
Other annotations: (Recto) [across top of mount, black pencil, erased and illegible, the old heading?]; [top right, black pencil:] 1638. (Verso) none.
George III catalogue entry:
Rheinfelden A View of the Battle between the Duke of Weimar and the Imperialists near Rheinfelden on the 3.d of March 1638.
Subject(s)
Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (47°33ʹ36ʺN 07°47ʹ13ʺE)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Published in Wahrhaffte eigentliche und kurtze Beschreibung aller gedenckwürdigen Historien, Geschichten, und Händel, welche sich … von dem Jahr 1517 biß auff 1648 … zugetragen und verlauffen. – durch Nicolaum Helvicum. (1648) 2 Teils. [Map is between pp.452 and 453.]
M. McDonald, The Print Collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Part II, Architecture, Topography and Military Maps, 3 vols, London 2019, cat. no. 3022
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