Gerrit’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
The Strappado, plate ten from The Large Miseries of War
Gerrit Lucasz van Schagen (Dutch, born 1642) after Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
Plundering and Burning a Village, plate seven from The Large Miseries of War
Plundering a Large Farmhouse, plate five from The Large Miseries of War
Scene of Pillage, plate four from The Large Miseries of War
The Stake, plate thirteen from The Large Miseries of War
Attack on a Coach, plate eight from The Large Miseries of War
The Peasants Avenge Themselves, plate seventeen from The Large Miseries of War
The Firing Squad, plate twelve from The Large Miseries of War
The Hanging, plate eleven from The Large Miseries of War
The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Large Miseries of War
Dying Soldiers by the Roadside, plate sixteen from The Large Miseries of War
Discovery of the Criminal Soldiers, plate nine from The Large Miseries of War
Distribution of Rewards, plate eighteen from The Large Miseries of War
Recruitment of Troops, plate two from The Large Miseries of War
The Battle, plate three from The Large Miseries of War
Frontispiece, from The Large Miseries of War
The Hospital, plate fifteen from The Large Miseries of War
Destruction of a Convent, plate six from The Large Miseries of War
A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand
Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592–1656)
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Gerrit van Battem Dutch, c. 1636-1684