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

A work made of etching on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on paper.

Date:

1633

Artist:

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

About this artwork

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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Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jacques Callot

Title

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

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1633

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 8.2 × 18.6 cm (3 1/4 × 7 5/16 in.); Sheet: 12 × 2.2 cm (4 3/4 × 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Joseph Brooks Fair Fund

Reference Number

1936.341

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