The Peasants Avenge Themselves, from Les Grands Misères et Malheurs de la Guerre

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The Peasants Avenge Themselves, 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

1982.130Q

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Label TextAfter the soldiers have caused much destruction, finally the peasants, whom they have treated as enemies, await them in ambush in a secluded place, and having killed them by surprise, strip them to their shirts, thus avenging themselves on these unfortunate men for the loss of their property, due solely to them.Published ReferencesSee 1982.130AExhibition 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.