Title: A mortar without a carriage lying on the ground to the right, soldiers firing cannons creating clouds of smoke in the background, from "Equipment needed for Fortification" (Recueil de diverses pièces très nécessaires à la fortification)
Object type: Print
Date: ca. 1638–43
Portfolio: Equipment needed for Fortification (Recueil de diverses pièces très nécessaires à la fortification)
Artist:  Stefano della Bella 
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 3 9/16 in. (11.1 x 9.1 cm)
Plate: 3 5/16 x 2 5/8 in. (8.4 x 6.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures, term: Fortification, term: Cannons