Bilder Desprez de Saint-Savin (fl. 1735), after – Military Illustration of the Storming of a Fortress – Copperplate engraving (c. 1770)

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This copperplate engraving illustrates a detailed scene of a rapid military assault, titled "Prise d'une Place de vive force ou d'emblée." The illustration shows massed columns of infantry advancing under cannon fire against a fortified town in the distance. The dynamic composition emphasizes the speed and ferocity of a direct attack intended to overwhelm the defenses, contrasting with the slower, methodical tactics of a traditional siege.

Desprez de Saint-Savin was a figure associated with military history and illustration in the early 18th century. His work provided technical and historical depictions of military operations and tactics that were influential enough to be reproduced in later 18th-century military manuals and histories, often published by prominent cartographers like Georges-Louis Le Rouge.

Artist or Maker: Desprez de Saint-Savin, after

Dimensions: Approximately 20 cm x 13 cm

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Date: c. 1770

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