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The image shows a scene in a wooded area with a path and two figures on horseback in the background. The artwork features intricate etchings for texture and detail, focusing on foliage, clothing, and facial expressions. The color scheme is monochromatic with varying shades of black and white for contrast. The scene includes a figure by a tree and an ambush on a carriage with figures in motion. In the distance, there are birds flying in the sky.
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The image shows a scene in a wooded area with a path and two figures on horseback in the background. The artwork features intricate etchings for texture and detail, focusing on foliage, clothing, and facial expressions. The color scheme is monochromatic with varying shades of black and white for contrast. The scene includes a figure by a tree and an ambush on a carriage with figures in motion. In the distance, there are birds flying in the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Attack on a Coach

Gerrit van Schagen after Jacques Callot

Date
c. 1642/1680
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 8.3 × 19.2 cm (3 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.) sheet (irreg.): 18 × 29 cm (7 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1974.55.52
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
De droeve Ellendigheden van den Oorloogh [Holl.8-25]

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Battle
  • Horse
  • Carriage
  • Figures
  • Writing

NGA object ID 54527. 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.