Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Miseries of War

Prints and Drawings

1633

Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
published by Israël Henriet (French, 1590-1661)

Inscribed: Here are the fine exploits of these inhuman hearts. They ravage everywhere. Nothing escapes their hands. One invents tortures to gain gold, another encourages his accomplices to perform a thousand heinous crimes, and all with one accord viciously commit theft, kidnapping, murder and rape.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jacques Callot
Title: Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Miseries of War
Origin: France
Date: Published 1633
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 82 × 185.5 mm (plate); 120 × 22 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
Reference Number: 1936.341
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Lieure 1343 II/III

Meaume 568 II

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