About the Artwork
L'Erolement des troupes
between late 18th and 19th century
(Artist) French After Jacques Callot (Artist) French, 1592-1635
Etching printed in black ink on wove paper
Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 3 3/8 × 7 1/2 inches (8.6 × 19.1 cm)
Prints
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S216.2
Public Domain
Markings
Inscribed in plate, lower right edge of image: Callot inv. et fec. In plate, below image, lower left: Ce Metal que Pluton dans ses veines enserre, | Qui faict en mesme temps, et la paix, et la guerre. Lower center: Attire le soldat, sans creinte des dangers, Du lieu de sa naissance, aux Paris estrangers Lower right: Ou s'estant embarque pour sunire la Milice, | Il faut que sa vertu s'arme contre le vice. Lower right corner: 2
Provenance
October 1887, purchased by James E. Scripps from street vendor (Paris, France);1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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French; after Jacques Callot, L'Erolement des troupes, between late 18th and 19th century, etching printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S216.2.
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