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Collection Online as of May 31, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching in black ink depicts two armed forces with light skin tones meeting before a fortified city. In the foreground, numerous soldiers on horseback carry long, vertical pikes and banners. Two men stand centrally, facing each other. To our right, armored riders gather near a cannon and pile of shot. In the distance, a walled city sits atop a hill beneath a cloudy sky, marked by the letters "I.H" above.

Two Armies preparing for battle

Date unknown

Hieronymus Hopfer

(German)
Germany
etching
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.981
Catalogue raisonneĢ: Hollstein XV.226.52
Location: Not on view
  • 16th Century German Engravings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1938-January 22, 1939).
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