Dying Soldiers by the Roadside

Artist Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635)

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

Titles

Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre
Plate 16 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 numberPC1999.03.16

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionIn a small village, inflicted soldiers lie at the sides of the road. Some crawl through the street, begging for money. In the right foreground, soldiers lie dying propped up against a hay bale under the shade of a tree. A priest, kneeling, attends to them.

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