A mezzotint with etching after a painting by Adriaen van Ostade. Dated below the image March 17th, 1774. Plate measures 10 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches on 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch paper. William Baillie, also known as "Captain William Baillie," was an irish printmaker known for hi works in the style of Rembrandt.
This is a period printing of a Battle Scene from the Thirty Years War, engraved and printed in 1762 By William Baillie. Initialed and dated in the lower left corner of the border. 1/8 inch margins on three sides, some tears at the right edge of the sheet. The image measures 8 1/8X 13 7/8 inches. Printed on an early laid type sheet.
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