Frontispiece, from the series Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre (The Miseries of War)
Frontispiece, from the series Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre (The Miseries of War)

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Frontispiece, from the series Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre (The Miseries of War),

1633

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Israël Henriet, French, ca. 1590–1661
x1934-292

Information

Title
Frontispiece, from the series Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre (The Miseries of War)
Dates

1633

Maker
Jacques Callot
Published by Israël Henriet
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9.1 x 19 cm (3 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 9.7 x 19.6 cm (3 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-292
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Titled with privileges in plate, center: LES / MISERES ET LES / MAL-HEVRS / DE LA GVERRE. / Representez Par IACQVES CALLOT / Noble Lorrain. / ET mis en lumiere Par ISRAEL / son amy. / A PARIS / 1633 / Avec Priuilege du Roy
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1339; Meaume 564
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
boys, figures (representations), men, frontispieces (illustrations), text

Frontispiece

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