| Date | Description | Source | Reference |
| 1633 A.D. | Three bell tents and one pavilion, roof edge overhangs wall top, guy rope for apex of tent clearly visible on two of the bell tents, spaced out scalloping on roof edge on front bell tent. | “Israel ex. Cum Pruunlegio Regis” appears in the bottom right corner.
“The Miseries of War: Soldiers enlisting for battle.” Provenance unknown.
“Collecting his Allotment.” “Illustrations from Misères et Malheurs de la Guerre by Jacques Callot engravings, 1633, courtesy William H. Schab, Rare Books and Prints, New York.” |
Koch, H.W., Medieval Warfare, London, 1978, p. 247.
Blitzer, C., Age of Kings, USA, 1975, p. 45. |
| Seven wedge tents and two bell tents in background, bell tent on right has apex guy ropes. | Figure 792, Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635). The Hanging of the Bandits, from the Grand Misères de la Guerre. | Huyghe, R., Ed., Renaissance and Baroque Art, England, 1981, p. 304. |
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The Hanging of the Bandits, from the Grand Misères de la Guerre
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