Okay, i need a little help... I have wanted to get this for a while, but forgot who made it and what it was called.
Well, i tracked that part down, it is an etching by Jacques Callot called "The Siege of La Rochelle". I have been trying like hell to find a print or poster of it (or even a super high-res image of it) so i can get it framed for Bree as a wedding present.
Why this one? You may ask..
I proposed to her on November 22, 2003, her 22nd birthday. i took her down to Boston, and we went to the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) which we both love (and since my dad is a Veteran, we got in for free :D)
Anyway, we walked around, and we were getting hot and hungry, and i was getting REALLY nervous. i was going to wait until after lunch to do it, but then i kept thinking about how i wouldnt say ANYTHING during lunchbecause my stomach would be in knots. i also wouldnt have eaten.
So we found a little out of the way section that was sealed off from the rest of the museum because it was practically empty, and it was aircondition and had a nice padded bench. The bench sat right in front of this etching (it is in six pieces). We were resting, and i waited for the l;ast other person to leave, then reached into my pocket, grabbed her hand, put the ring on her finger (the middle one, i was so nervous i put it on the wrong finger:rolleyes: ) and asked her if she would marry me. She started crying, and about 5 minutes later when she calmed down, she said yes :D
We had lunch right after (there is a cafe inside that is made to feel like it is outside right next to the gift shop, it is awsome),then we went to the aquarium (our favorite place in Boston), then went for a ride ina horse drawn carriage. on the way home, we got chicken mcnuggets :D (we are getting the limo to stop at mcdonalsds on the way to the hineymoon for some more :))
As you can guess, there is quite a bit of meaning behind the picture, and i am trying to get a copy of it :)
here is what it looks like:
