The Strappado

Artist Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635)

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

Titles

Plate 10 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 numberPC1999.03.10

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionThe criminal solders from the previous plate are tortured as their punishment by the strappado: a device that drops the men, arms tied behind their backs, almost to the ground, causing broken and dislocated bones. In the town square, large groups of soldiers and a few small groups of townspeople are gathered to watch the proceedings. In the foreground on the far right, a soldier is lead out, arms bound, next to be punished.

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