Lutzen – Vintage Wall Art
![Lutzen, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c0/c0acc32fc327-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This antique engraving of Lutzen brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Lutzen
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The title names Lützen, a town in Saxony that was the site of two major battles: the 1632 engagement in the Thirty Years' War, where the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus was killed, and the 1813 clash between Napoleon's forces and a Russian and Prussian coalition. The caption card gives no date, so the record does not show which battle is depicted. The engraving is by Audibran after a drawing by Raffet, the French artist known for scenes of military life in the Napoleonic era. Steel engraving allowed finer tonal detail and larger print runs than copper, which is worth keeping in mind when comparing it with earlier battle prints.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : steel engraving. |
| Notes | Steel engraving by Audibran after drawing by Raffet. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,172 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159346 |
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