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Stefano Della Bella

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Etching of ten small horsemen in plumed headdresses, several rearing, arranged across a pale sheet of paper.

The Competition of the Seasons, carousel represented at Modena (A. de Vesme 60; Dutuit 185)

Etching of eight plumed horsemen on rearing horses arranged in a circle, each raising a decorative staff.

The Competition of the Seasons, carousel represented at Modena. Eleventh number of a series of 14 pieces. (A. de Vesm…

Etching of a winding procession of plumed horsemen and marching soldiers across an open field.

The Competition of the Seasons, carousel represented at Modena. Twelfth number of a series of 14 pieces. (A. de Vesme…

Etching of six tiered human pyramids of costumed performers holding aloft flaming torches, arranged on a page.

The Competition of the Seasons, carousel represented at Modena. Thirteenth number of a series of 14 pieces. (A. de Ve…

Etching of five tiered human pyramids with torchbearers in costume, one acrobat standing atop each group.

The Competition of the Seasons, carousel represented at Modena. Fourteenth number of a series of 14 pieces. (A. de Ve…

Etching of a sailing ship in an oval arena with mounted riders, soldiers, and crowded stands above a grotto.

Combat and ballet on horseback, carousel represented at Florence (A. de Vesme 66; Dutuit 185)

Etching of twelve panels diagramming mounted horsemen in ballet-like formations such as circles, stars and crosses.

Combat and ballet on horseback, carousel represented at Florence. Third number of a series of 4 pieces. (A. de Vesme…

Etching of Mount Parnassus with a winged figure blowing a trumpet above, and robed philosophers gathered at the rocky base.

The Rock of the Philosophers or Mount Parnassus (A. de Vesme 69 ; Dutuit 185)

Four Turks and a Negro, half-length and in profile (A. de Vesme 286 ; Dutuit 208)

Etching of a barefoot child carrying a young dog on his shoulder, with a large dog and a walled town behind.

A Child carrying a young mastiff on his left shoulder (A. de Vesme 99 ; Dutuit 210)

Etching of a child teaching a dog to sit on its hind legs, with another child and a village landscape behind them.

A Child teaching a dog to sit on its rear (A. de Vesme 98 ; Dutuit 211)

Etching of the Virgin and Child riding a donkey led by a man, with cherub heads in the sky and a tree-lined landscape.

Another Flight into Egypt (A. de Vesme 13 ; Dutuit 213)

Etching of a woman on a donkey holding a sleeping child, led by a man beside a large tree and rocks.

Another Flight into Egypt (A. de Vesme 14 ; Dutuit 214)

Etching of a standing young male nude leaning on a ledge with a drape over his shoulder, shaded with fine hatching.

Academy of a young man joining his hands (A. de Vesme 484 ; Dutuit 215)

Etched bust portrait of a tousled man in a fur-trimmed garment, turned three-quarters, with loose hatched lines.

Child who kisses a cat (A. de Vesme 95 ; Dutuit 216.1)

Etching of a seated clergyman in a cloak, looking upward, with a hat resting on his knees.

The Ecclesiastic seated, holding his hat on his knees (A. de Vesme 482 ; Dutuit 216)

Etching of two seated sailors on a rocky shore with ships and rowboats on the water to the right.

Two sailors seated (A. de Vesme 196 ; Dutuit 217)

Etching of two sailors beside a large bale on a harbor quay, with boats and a crouching figure in the background.

Two sailors standing near a large bale of merchandise (A. de Vesme 197 ; Dutuit 217)

Two children who embrace each other (A. de Vesme 94 ; Dutuit 218)

Etching of a plumed figure leading a horse by its bridle beside two men, one seen from behind with a sword.

A Pole holding a horse by the bridle and speaking to two other men (A. de Vesme 289 ; Dutuit 220)

Two Turks, half-length, with large turbans (A. de Vesme 291 ; Dutuit 221)

Etching of a soldier with a musket carrying a hanging hen, with a horseback rider and a small figure on the right.

The Soldier holding a hen hung by the legs (A. de Vesme 195 ; Dutuit 225)

Etching of a cavalry battle on an open plain with lancers, fallen horses and a massed army near rocky hills.

The Battle of the Amalekites (A. de Vesme 3 ; Dutuit 226)

Etching of sketch studies including a horseman, dog, heads, hands, cherubs and an inscribed oval cartouche.

True scribbles: six sheets engraved by the Count of Caylus (A. de Vesme 1085-1090 ; Dutuit 229)

Etching of two panoramic harbour views with warships and sailing vessels near a fortified coastal town.

two plans on the same sheet

Etching of a dense naval battle with warships firing amid gunsmoke, coastal towns and a fortress along the shore.

Vignettes for the book "The Triumphs of Louis the Just XIII of that name" by Jean Valdor. Plan of the naval battle be…

1649

Engraved battle panorama with troops, gunsmoke and a road, above rows of diagrammed military formations.

Vignettes for the book "The Triumphs of Louis the Just XIII of that name" by Jean Valdor, Defeat of General Lamboy at…

1649

Etched panoramic view of the besieged city of Arras with troops, horsemen, wagons and siege lines across the plain.

Plan and view of the city of Arras besieged in 1640 (A. de Vesme 880 ; Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 99, no…

1641

Etched 1650 military plan of the fortress of Porto Longone with siege lines, camps, ships at sea, and mounted officers.

Attack of Fort Posto di Longone [Plan of the fortress of Porto Longone, taken by the Spanish in 1650] (A. de Vesme 88…

1650

Etched military map of the siege of Saint Omer with fortifications, rivers, ships, a lettered key, and mounted officers in th

Plan of the siege of Saint Omer (A. de Vesme 878 ; Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 99, no. 237)

1638

Etched panoramic view of the fortified city of Perpignan with its citadel, mountains, and mounted soldiers skirmishing on the

Profile of the city and citadel of Perpignan in 1642 (A. de Vesme LVII - Third section, doubtful pieces and pieces wh…

1642

Etching of mounted commanders leading soldiers toward a fortified town gate, with cannon smoke over the walls and an inscribe

Entry of the Duke of Enghien into Philipsbourg (A. de Vesme 1114; Dutuit 239)

Etched panoramic view of a hilltop fortified town with troops, smoke from cannon fire, and a river valley below.

La Mothe in Lorraine (Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 100, no. 240)

Etched panorama of warships and small boats firing near a fortified shoreline town with smoke rising over the water.

Mardyck in Flanders (Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 100, no. 241)

Etching of a mounted commander pointing toward a walled city under artillery smoke, with troops in a field inside a scrolled

The Capture of the city of Ypres [May 28, 1648] (Dutuit manuscript, Italian school, page 100, no. 242)

Engraved frontispiece of the Virgin crowned by the Holy Trinity above clouds, with a dove, cross and printed title below.

[Frontispiece of Saltero o vero Canzoni sacre] The Holy Virgin crowned by the Holy Trinity (A. de Vesme 906 ; Dutuit…

Etching of allegorical women holding globes, a youth with shield, a reclining man, and a crested coat of arms with a lion.

[Thesis ornament, with the arms of the Strozzi] Eight allegorical figures (A. de Vesme 82 ; Dutuit manuscript, Italia…

Engraving of allegorical figures: women with globes, a youth with a shield, a reclining man, a lion, and a heraldic cartouche

[Ornament of thesis, with the arms of the Strozzi] Eight allegorical figures (A. de Vesme 82 ; Dutuit manuscript, Ita…

Pen sketch of a saddled horse, a goat's head and torso, a tree and a small walking figure on paper.

Sketch: a horse and a goat (A. de Vesme LXV - Third section, doubtful pieces and pieces whose engraving or drawing is…

Etched oval vignette in ornate frame showing a cavalry battle with smoke, a winding river and a distant town labeled Rethel.

Three small vignettes at the bottom of a portrait of Mazarin - The Siege of Rethel (A. de Vesme CIX - Third section,…

Etching of a crowded chamber with a canopy bed at right, where a figure lies while robed courtiers stand around the room.

Three small vignettes at the bottom of a portrait of Mazarin - The Death of Cardinal Mazarin [of Louis XIII] (A. de V…

Etching of Rome with classical ruins, a garden wall, herders with cattle in the foreground, and a captioned key of named site

View of Rome - Vestiges of the Temple of Peace (A. de Vesme VI - Third section, doubtful pieces and pieces whose engr…

Etching of a man in a turban riding a horse while leading another horse through shallow water, with hills in the distance.

A Man on horseback holding another horse by the reins [the Polish servant bathing two horses] (A. de Vesme 290 ; Dutu…

Etching of a skeleton Death riding a bony horse over a battlefield strewn with fallen soldiers and smoke.

Death on a battlefield (A. de Vesme 93 ; Dutuit 227)

Pen and wash drawing of a skeletal rider on a rearing horse, with small sketches of horsemen in the corners.

Death on the Battlefield

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant beneath trees while a haloed Saint Joseph kneels reading in a landscape.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1641

Etching of a young man sketching beside a marble Medici vase in a garden with cypresses and an obelisk.

The young Cosimo III de Medici draws the Medici vase

1656

Etching of the Pont Neuf in Paris with crowds, carriages, horsemen, dogs, an equestrian statue and the city skyline along the

Le Pont Neuf, Paris

1646

Ink and wash drawing of a skeleton in a helmet riding a rearing horse, raising a banner against a pale sky.

Death on a Horse, study for the etching in the "Five Deaths" series

1648

Pen and brown ink sketch of three male figures in different poses, one kneeling, one standing, one reaching upward with poles

Three Figure Studies

Etching of a skeleton carrying a young woman aloft, with a second skeleton and classical ruins in the background.

Death Taking a Young Woman

Etching of a sailing ship on rough waves under a cloudy sky, with smaller boats nearby and a French caption below.

Naviere ordinaire qui passe de Douvre a Calais (An ordinary ship travelling between Douvre and Calais), from the seri…

1647

Pen and ink sketch of a man on horseback raising his right arm, with faint pencil studies of other figures around him.

Man on Horseback, Raising Right Arm

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Pen and ink sketch of a standing soldier seen from behind, with a plumed hat, ruffled sleeves and a sword.

Study of a Standing Soldier

Etching of soldiers in a vaulted barracks, one seated with a plumed hat, one reclining, with a city view through an arch.

Plate Two from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of a horse-drawn military column with carts and cannon crossing an open landscape under a cloudy sky.

Plate Three from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of a horse-drawn wagon and marching soldiers on a hill, with a dog in the foreground, by Stefano della Bella.

Plate Four from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of soldiers on horseback near a large tree, with a stone bridge and riders crossing a river in the distance.

Plate Five from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of a horseman raising a sword on a rearing horse, with cavalry and gunsmoke across a battlefield plain.

Plate Six from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of two soldiers with a flag in the foreground, a marching army across a plain, a resting horse and a tree at right.

Plate Seven from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of a loaded cart with oxen and a dog in the foreground, with soldiers and horsemen moving across a plain toward a dis

Plate Eight from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of soldiers beside a cannon cart and a pikeman, with a distant camp of tents and wagons on the right.

Plate Nine from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of soldiers in plumed hats drilling with muskets and pikes beside a wheeled cannon and cannonballs.

Plate Ten from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644

Etching of mounted soldiers in the foreground, a smoke cloud over a battlefield, and a city skyline with church spires.

Plate Eleven from Drawings of Several Movements by Soldiers

1644