The Attack on the Coach

Artist Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635)

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

Titles

Plate 8 from The Miseries of War
Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre

Datec. 1633

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (8.3 x 18.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn

CultureFrench

PortfolioThe Miseries of War

Object numberPC1999.03.08

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionSoldiers attack a coach transporting civilian travelers at center with spears and swords. On the left, a fight between travelers on horseback and the soldiers is occurring, pistols firing at one another. In the background, up a pathway to the left, soldiers attack a traveller on foot. In the foreground on the far right, a soldier looks out from underneath the shade of a tree.

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