The Battle, plate three from The Miseries of War
1633
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 8.2 × 18.6 cm (3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 11.9 × 22.4 cm (4 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23086
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Inscribed: However rough may be the assaults of Mars and the blows that his arm strikes everywhere, that does not shake the invincible courage of those whose valor can combat the storm, and who, in order to win the name of warrior, shed the blood of their enemies for their own glory.
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...