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Israël Henriet|Jacques Callot|Don Giovanni de' Medici

Le Massacre des Innocents 1re Plance (The Massacre of the Innocents, 1st Plate)

ca. 1617–18
Etching and engraving; first state of two (Lieure)
10.5 × 13.4 cm (4.1 × 5.3 in)

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