Attack on the Coach, plate eight from The Miseries of War

Prints and Drawings

1633

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

Inscribed: In the seclusion of forests and deserted places, quite far from military drill and duties, these infamous thieves lead the life of assassins, and their bloody arm deals only in robbery, so possessed are they with the cruel desire to take travelers’ property and life.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jacques Callot
Title: Attack on the Coach, plate eight from The Miseries of War
Origin: France
Date: Published 1633
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 82 × 185.5 mm (plate); 119 × 223 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
Reference Number: 1936.344
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