The Stake

Artist Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635)

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

Titles

Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre
Plate 13 from The Miseries of War

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 numberPC1999.03.13

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionAt center, a soldier is being burned at the stake, punishment for presumably ransacking the burning village in the background. Another stake is being erected in the foreground for further executions. The troops look on in formation on the left and right.

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