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Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

Le Bûcher (The Pyre), from Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), plate 13

1633
Etching; first state of three (Lieure)
9.2 × 19.7 cm (3.6 × 7.8 in)

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