A battlefield littered with corpses of soldiers and carcasses of horses during a fierce cavalry battle. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.

  • Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.
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[1730]
Reference:
44108i
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The suite of eighteen prints entitled "Miseries and misfortunes of war" (Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre) in which soldiers are shown fighting, raping and pillaging and some are subsequently punished or gravely wounded and only few are rewarded for victory, was published by Callot's friend Israël Henriet in 1633

Publication/Creation

[Amsterdam] : Leonardus Schenk, [1730]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; sheet 8.1 x 18.6 cm

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Quelque rudes de soient les atteintes de Mars ...Israel excud. cum privil. regis Lettering continues in French underneath the print describing the event in verse Translation of the poem: However rough may be the assaults of Mars and the blows that his arm strikes every where, that does not daunt the invincible courage of those whose valor can combat the storm, and who, in order to win the name of the warrior, water their laurels with the blood of the enemy Bears number bottom right : 3

Notes

On the same mount as no. 44105 (this catalogue)

References note

Jules Lieure, Jacques Callot, 8 vols, Paris 1924-1927, nos. 1339-1356

Reference

Wellcome Collection 44108i

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