Découverte des Malfaiteurs (The Discovery of the Criminals), from "Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre" (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), plate 9
Medium
Etching; first or second state of three (Lieure)
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 15/16 x 7 3/8 in. (7.5 x 18.7 cm) trimmed
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
Accession Number
57.650.404(8)
Art Historical Context
**Découverte des Malfaiteurs (The Discovery the Criminals)**, plate 9 from Jacques Callot's seminal series *Les Misères les Mal-Heures de Guerre* (The Mis and Misfortunes of), etched in 1633, captures the grim realities of wartime chaos. Created by the masterful French printmaker Jacques Callot, with publication by Israël Henriet, small etching (7.5 x 18.7 cm, trimmed) belongs to the first or second state of three as cataloged by Lieure. Part of an 18-plate series, it vividly depicts soldiers uncovering looters or bandits amid the devastation, embodying Callot's unflinching portrayal of human ...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet · 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...