Artist: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635), after.
Title: Battle scene. Plate 3 from "Les misères et les malheurs de la guerre" (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), reversed copy after.
Inscription: Israel excud cum privis Regis. [No] 3. Three columns of French verses: 'Quelques rudes que soient... arrousent leurs Lauriers'.
Dimensions: 3 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Date: XVII - XVIII C.
Materials and Techniques: etching on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Laid down. Remnants of glue and hinges verso, trimmed margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: De Droeve Ellendigheden van den Oorloogh seer aerdigh en konstigh Afgebeeldt door Iaques Callot Loreÿns Edelman en jn druck vÿtgegeuen door Gerret van Schagen' ('The sad miserableness of the war', very nice and ingenious depicted by Jacques Callot Gentleman from Lorraine and published by Gerret van Schagen), different editions XVII - XVIII C.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1861,0713.1612. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 21.36.19(3).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVII.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entries of similar items from The British Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.