The Large Miseries of War: Title Page

Jacques Callot

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a black-and-white etching of a title page. The title page has a central rectangular text box with a decorative border of hanging fabric at the top and a pile of horns and other objects at the bottom. The text box contains French text in several lines, with the largest text at the top reading "LES MISERES ET LES MAL-HEVS DE LA GVERRE". The text is followed by smaller text reading "Repfentez Par IACQVES CALLOT Noble Lorrain. ET mis en lumiere Par ISRAEL A Paris 1633. Avec Privilege du Roy". On either side of the text box are two groups of four people dressed in 17th-century clothing, including hats and cloaks, and holding various objects such as horns, spears, and shields. The people on the left are standing on what appears to be a road or path, while the people on the right appear to be marching. The entire image is surrounded by a thin border.