Attack on a Coach, from Les Grands Misères et Malheurs de la Guerre

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Attack on a Coach, from Les Grands Misères et Malheurs de la Guerre

Artist Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)

Publisher Israël Henriet (French, ca. 1590-1661)

Date1633

DimensionsImage: 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)

MediumEtching

ClassificationPrints

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1982.130H

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Label TextIn 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.Published ReferencesSee 1982.130 AExhibition HistoryTMA: Disasters of War, July 13 - October 21, 2001 TMA Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, & llustrated Books Jan. 22, - June 24, 1983. TMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.