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This print shows a battle with people on horseback and a horse-drawn carriage on a wide road lined with trees and a small hill. The horse-drawn carriage is in the center of the print, surrounded by people with long weapons. On the left, people on horseback are engaged in combat with men on the ground - some have similar long weapons, and others are firing guns. Three people stand on a hill in the background, looking down at the conflict. In the bottom center of the print, a person lays on the ground, next to a long weapon and a bundle spilling its contents on the ground. Another person is on the ground near the front wheel of the carriage. On the right, a person is held down on the ground and threatened or impaled by another person holding a long weapon. Next to them, a horse rears up. On the far right, a person in shadow looks out at the scene from a group of trees. The person holds a long gun and wears a feathered hat.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Attack on a Coach
Jacques Callot
- Date
- c. 1633
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 8.3 × 18.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 10.3 × 20.8 cm (4 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.2221
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- The Large Miseries of War [Lieure 1339-1356]
Subjects and terms
- French
- Tree
- Horse
- Carriage
- Figures
- Writing
NGA object ID 5382. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.