Plundering and Burning a Village, from Les Grands Misères et Malheurs de la Guerre
Artist: Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
Publisher: Israël Henriet (French, ca. 1590-1661)
Date: 1633
Dimensions:
Image: 3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (8.3 × 18.7 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (12.1 × 22.5 cm)
Medium: Etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1982.130G
Label Text:Those whom Mars supports with his evil deeds, serve in this manner the poor country people. They take them prisoner, burn their villages and even wreak havoc on their livestock. Neither fear of the Commandments, nor sense of duty, nor tears and cries can move them.
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