Discovery of the Criminal Soldiers, plate nine from The Miseries of War
1633
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 8.3 × 18.7 cm (3 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 12.1 × 22.3 cm (4 13/16 × 8 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23107
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Inscribed: After the commission of several low crimes by these good-for-nothing enemies of glory, they are sought everywhere with great diligence, and the camp provost marshal brings them back to quarters to receive, as they deserve, a punishment commensurate with their temerity.
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...