The Cavalry Combat with Pistols
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1633
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see two soldiers on horseback firing pistols at point blank range. Smoke curls from their guns. Their horses rear, hooves flailing. Callot made this etching in the 1630s. At the time, soldiers really did fight this way. Pistols were new and deadly in close combat. Look for more of his war scenes. See them at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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