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The Wheel, plate fourteen 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: The ever-watchful eye of divine Astraea [Justice] completely banishes mourning from a region when, holding the sword and scales in her hands, she judges and punishes the inhuman thief who lies in wait for peasants, murders them and toys with them, then becomes himself the plaything of the wheel.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jacques Callot

Title

The Wheel, plate fourteen 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 × 22.2 cm (4 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Joseph Brooks Fair Fund

Reference Number

1936.350

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