Lot Essay
In 1640 Stefano della Bella was commissioned by Cardinal de Richelieu to record the siege of Arras
Details
Stefano della Bella (1610-1664)
Officers and Men on an Eminence surveying a Siege; and Two Officers before a marching Army
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown (1) and grey (1 and 2) wash
46 x 109mm. and 37 x 82mm. (2)
Officers and Men on an Eminence surveying a Siege; and Two Officers before a marching Army
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown (1) and grey (1 and 2) wash
46 x 109mm. and 37 x 82mm. (2)
Provenance
W. Mayor (L. 2799)
James Stewart; Christie's, 20 May 1921, part of lot 4 (11gns. to Owen)
James Stewart; Christie's, 20 May 1921, part of lot 4 (11gns. to Owen)
Literature
J. Hogarth, A Catalogue of the Collection of Drawings by the Old Masters formed by W. Mayor, London, 1875, no. 163
Engraved
Etched by the artist, Plan et Vue de la Ville d'Arras of 1641, the corresponding sections of the etching are sold with the drawing, A. de Vesme and P. D. Massar, Stefano Della Bella, New York, 1971, no. 880