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Soldiers ambush travelers
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Soldiers ambush travelers

Jacques Callot · 1633 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On a road through a forest travelers in a carriage, riders and walkers with luggage are ambushed by soldiers. Below the image a six-line French verse. This print is part of a series of 17 (18 including title print) prints with depictions of various kinds of miseries that warfare brings with it.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printplundering ~ soldierssoldiers and civiliansDertigjarige oorlog
Credit lineSoldaten overvallen reizigers. 1633. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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