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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, Engraving

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.

Artist
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

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