Tournai (Tournai), besieged by the Allies from 29 June 1709, and taken on 2 September 1709. The central depiction of the siege encased in an architectural frame. At the top, an eagle holding a cartouche with a map of the city and a young monarch (probably Charles III) trampling on Envy and Deceit. At the bottom, a resident of Tournai hands the key to the city to a female personification of unity among the Allies. To the right a cartouche describing the events in German, Conquest of Tournai, 1709 Eroberung Dornik , print maker: Johann Jakob Kleinschmidt, (mentioned on object), intermediary

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