Der von Gott gestürtzte und gedemütigte Türkische Pharao, oder stoltz-müthige Sanherib

Print shows birds-eye view of the events of the Battle of Senta fought on 11 September 1697 (near Zenta in present day Serbia) The battle was a major defeat of the Ottoman forces by Hapsburg imperial forces in the Great Turkish War (1683-1699). Allegorical elements include depictions of angels on horseback riding in the air above the battle and the comparison of the Ottoman leaders to the downfall of an ancient Pharaoh and Assyrian King Sennacherib.
Title from caption at top of print.
Lengthy explanatory in German below image.
Reference copy in LOT 4601, no. 158.
Illustration in: Hauslab Album, plate 158.
Original album; Purchase; 1950.
Formerly: PR13 CN1950:R01. Originals were housed in blind-tooled morocco album 11 x 17 in. Original binding in P&P Suppl. Archives.