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Black and white engraving of a fortified gate with crowds and armored soldiers, battle scenes in arched panels above and on both sides.

Historical Subject With Battles

A monochrome engraving shows a fortified city gate with crenellated walls, an arched portal, and a central figure in a niche beneath a shield. Above, tiny armored combatants fight on a hilltop and in an arched frieze, with ships and cavalry on the flanks. Crowds, soldiers, and draped figures fill the foreground.

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Unknown
Date
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3085 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Asunto histórico con batallas, grabado

Un grabado monocromo muestra una puerta de ciudad fortificada con muros almenados, un portal en arco y una figura central en un nicho bajo un escudo. Arriba, pequeños combatientes con armadura pelean en una colina y en un friso arqueado, con barcos y caballería a los lados. Multitudes, soldados y figuras drapeadas llenan el primer plano.

Português: Assunto histórico com batalhas, gravura

Uma gravura monocromática mostra um portão de cidade fortificado com muralhas ameiadas, um portal em arco e uma figura central em um nicho sob um escudo. Acima, pequenos combatentes blindados lutam em uma colina e em um friso arqueado, com navios e cavalaria nas laterais. Multidões, soldados e figuras drapeadas preenchem o primeiro plano.

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