The Strappado, plate ten from The Miseries of War

Prints and Drawings

1633

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

Inscribed: It is not without cause that great captains have well-advisedly invented these punishments for idlers, blasphemers, traitors to duty, quarrelers and liars, whose actions, blinded by vice, make those of others lax and lawless.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jacques Callot
Title: The Strappado, plate ten from The Miseries of War
Origin: France
Date: Published 1633
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 82 × 191 mm (plate); 119 × 230 mm (sheet)
Credit Line: Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
Reference Number: 1936.346
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Meaume 573

Lieure 1348

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