piece representing a scene of the famous _victory by Blindheim
wonen by Marleborough_ over the frensh 1704. We see here the
portrait of this hero very resembling, he in a graceful attitude
on horsebak, is just to order a movement: a many generals and
attendance are arround him. The leaguer, the landscape, the
groups, the fighting all with the greatest thruth, there is
nothing that does not contribute to embellish this very remarcable
picture, painted by a contemporary of the evenement and famous
artist in battle pieces, George Philipp Rugendas.

[30] This was no uncommon representation in the early period of art. "In
the church of St. Peter the Younger, at Strasbourg, about the year
1515, there was a kind of large printed placard, with figures on each
side of it, suspended near a confessional. On one side, was a naked
Christ, removing the fire of purgatory with his cross, and sending all
those, who came out of the fire, to the Pope--who was seated in his
pontifical robes, having letters of indulgence before him. Before him,
also, knelt emperors, kings, cardinals, bishops and others: behind him
was a sack of silver, with many captives delivered from Mahometan
slavery--thanking the supreme Pontiff, and followed by clergymen
paying the ransom money to the Turks. There might also be seen
captives, at the bottom of a deep well, shut down by bars of iron; and
men, women, and children, making all manner of horrible contortions.
"Those, says the chronicler Wencker, "who saw such a piteous sight,
wept, and gave money liberally--for the possession of indulgences;--of
which the money, raised by the sale, was supposed to be applied
towards the ransom of Christian captives." HERMANN; _Notices
Historiques, &c. de Strasbourg_: vol. ii. p. 434.