La Motte
1643
La Motte MERIAN THE ELDER (Matthäus) Copper engraving, laid paper with watermark, circa 1643. Sheet dimensions: 31.5 x 36.5 cm Plate mark dimensions: 22.8 x 34.8 cm Engraving attributed to Matthäus MERIAN extracted from the: "Topographia Sveviae" published in 1643 in Frankfurt am Main. Inscription "LA MOTTE" and a legend in German, from A to Q. This work is inspired by Abraham Bosse's work "THE SIEGE OF LA MOTTE" from 1634-35. It depicts the citadel of the town La-Mothe-en-Bassigny in present-day Haute-Marne, before it was destroyed in 1645. Good condition. Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593-1650), a German-Swiss copper engraver and publisher, published numerous maps, city views, and chronicles. His major work is the Topographia Germaniae, from which our engraving of La Motte originates.
Citadel of the town La-Mothe-en-Bassigny in present-day Haute-Marne, two years before it was destroyed in 1645. Copper engraving ca. 1643 Attributed to Merian. Large size, good inking and wide margins.
