The Battle, No. 3 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre' / Jacques Callot

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Accession Number: 1972/2.356
Title: The Battle, No. 3 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
Artist: Jacques Callot
Artist Nationality: French
Artist Life Dates: 1592/3-1635
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Object Creation Date: 1633
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift for The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
Inscription: On the plate, l.l.: Israel excud. cum Privil. Reg. On the plate, lower right margin: 3 On the plate, lower margin; six verse lines in groups of two arranged from left to right: Quelques rudes que soient les atteintes de Mars, Et les coups que son bras porte de toutes pars, Cela n'estonne point l'invincible courage De ceux cont la valeur scait combattre l'orage, Et qui pour s'acquerir le tiltre de querriers, Du sang des ennemis arrousent leurs Lauriers,
Dimensions: 21.6 cm x 30.2 cm (8 1/2 in. x 11 7/8 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Keywords: armor; battle; horses; military; swords; war
Secondary Keywords: animals; how we live; mammals; objects; people and occupations; smoke; the natural world; weaponry
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1363 x 953
File Size: 130 KB
Record: 1972/2.356
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In public portfolios: Apocalypses (201); Death and dying (500); History of western warfare - a study room selection (17); War, Trauma, Memory (47); Warfare, combat, battle (154)

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Full citation: "The Battle, No. 3 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'; Jacques Callot." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1972-sl-2.356/1972_2.356.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.