'Anno 1690' (the Year 1690), with numerous warring figures clambering on and hanging from the numbers, allusions to the Allegories of the Four Elements and the Four Continents
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1690
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 8 1/8 × 12 5/16 in. (20.7 × 31.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 13 11/16 in. (24.3 × 34.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Christie's Inc. Gift, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Battles|Cannons|Men|Flags|Horses