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JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635)
Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
the complete set of 18 etchings, including the title-page
1633
on laid paper, watermarks Posthorn (Lieure 44), Foolscap or without watermark
very good and fairly uniform impressions of the second state (of three), the Frontispiece and Plate 18 third state (of three and four, respectively)
printing with good clarity and contrasts
with narrow margins, trimmed to the platemark in places
some pale staining and foxing and other defects
overall in good condition
Plates 8,3 x 18,7 cm. (314 x 738 in.) (and similar)
Sheets 8,7 x 19,2 cm. (312 x 712 in.) (and similar)
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 28 March 2006, lot 6.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
J. Lieure, Jacques Callot: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé, Paris, 1927, vol. VII, nos. 1339-1356, pp. 71-78 (other impressions ill.).
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The set includes the following plates:
Plate 1: Frontispiece (III/III)
Plate 2: L'Enrôlement des troupes (II/III)
Plate 3: La Bataille (II/III)
Plate 4: La Maraude (II/III)
Plate 5: Le Pillage d'une ferme (II/III)
Plate 6: Dévastation d'un monastère (III/III)
Plate 7: Pillage et incendie d'un village (II/III)
Plate 8: L'Attaque de la diligence (II/III)
Plate 9: Découverte des malfaiteurs (II/III)
Plate 10: L'Estrapade (II/III)
Plate 11: La Pendaison (II/III)
Plate 12: L'Arquebusade (II/III)
Plate 13: Le Bûcher (II/III)
Plate 14: La Roue (II/III)
Plate 15: L'Hôpital (II/III)
Plate 16: Les Mourants sur le bord des routes (II/III)
Plate 17: La Revanche des paysans (II/III)
Plate 18: Distribution des recompenses (III/IV)

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