THE PRINTS OF JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635) AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

THE MILITARY PRINTS OF JACQUES CALLOT

Plundering of a Village [The Small Miseries of War]

Etching, c.1632 [inv.1972.01.182V1336a]

[5.5 x 11.6] (L1336)

Inscribed, lower left: 4 and Israel ex, bottom center: Cum Privil. Reg.

The Peasants Avenge Themselves [The Small Miseries of War]

Etching, c.1632 [inv.1972.01.182V1337]

[5.7 x 11.6] (L1337)

Inscribed, lower left: 5 and Israel ex and Cum Privil. Reg.

The Plundering of a Large Farmhouse [The Large Miseries of War]

Etching, c.1633 [inv.1972.01.182W1343]

[9.5 x 19] (L1343)

Inscribed, bottom center: Israel ex. Cum Privil. Reg.

The inscription below the print reads: `Here are the fine exploits of these inhuman hearts. They ravage everywhere. Nothing

escapes their hands. One invents tortures to gain gold, another encourages his accomplices to perform a thousand heinous

crimes, and all with one accord viciously commit theft, kidnapping, murder and rape.'