Etching of three small soldiers in plumed hats, each in a different drill pose with muskets or pikes, on pale paper with a Latin inscription below.

Military Exercises, etching of three soldiers in drill

An etching of three small soldiers in plumed hats shown in different drill positions, one holding a musket or pike diagonally over the shoulder, another with a pike upright. Fine linework on pale paper with a Latin inscription beneath the figures.

Artist: Jacques Callot
Date: 1635
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 4000 × 3150 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1635.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

17th century baroque engraving etching printmaking soldiers plumed hat musket military exercises pikes drill black and white