Soldiers
1637
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1637
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sheet holds five small pictures. Four show men fighting with swords—some standing, some kneeling. The big middle picture has a fancy frame with a Latin phrase and a wild scene of a man on a horse fighting a dragon. The other two small pictures show men holding swords in odd poses. The Latin words mean *"Give bad people punishment."* That’s the whole point—these pictures warn about justice. Want to know more? Look up etching to see how artists made prints like this.
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