The miseries of war (Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre.) no. 7, Soldiers pillaging and burning a village Callot inv. et fec
Summary
Print shows soldiers sacking a village for provisions and loot, and burning some of the buildings and killing citizens; shows a church on a hill in the background. Includes six lines of verse printed below image.
Section title devised by Library staff.
Series number printed on right margin: 7.
Print trimmed to border on all sides.
Lieure, 570
Forms part of: Fine print filing series (Library of Congress).
Exhibited: "Art in Action : Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times" in the Graphic Arts Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., January 31 - August 17, 2019.
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Date
01/01/1626
Source
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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