Les clefs de la ville

Lithograph by and after Bellangé, dated 1832 by artist, printed by Gihaut Frères, numbered 4; military scene c. 1628. 'The aftermath of a battle scene, where a group of dejected officials and soldiers admit defeat to the victor and his followers, all on horseback; in the foreground, bodies and wounded figures scattered on the ground; beyond, in front of the fortified walls, are troupes of soldiers with raised flags; in the far distance at left, the tops of buildings seen; originally published in an album in 1833' -- British Museum. No. 4 of Album Lithographique of 1833. Depicts the entry of Louis XIII into La Rochelle. The king in the center on his white horse receives the keys to the city. Behind him, Cardinal Richelieu. On the left, the city walls and gate. On the front, dead and wounded Lithograph by and after Bellangé, dated 1832 by artist, printed by Gihaut Frères, numbered 4; military scene c. 1628. 'The aftermath of a battle scene, where a group of dejected officials and soldiers admit defeat to the victor and his followers, all on horseback; in the foreground, bodies and wounded figures scattered on the ground; beyond, in front of the fortified walls, are troupes of soldiers with raised flags; in the far distance at left, the tops of buildings seen; originally published in an album in 1833' -- British Museum. No. 4 of Album Lithographique of 1833. Depicts the entry of Louis XIII into La Rochelle. The king in the center on his white horse receives the keys to the city. Behind him, Cardinal Richelieu. On the left, the city walls and gate. On the front, dead and wounded Small oblong folio; margins intact; clean; in blue cloth portfolio, red leather label stamped gold "H. Bellange. Miscellaneous lithographs, c.1828-1832".