Jacques Callot’s The Miseries and Misfortunes of War (1633) was one of the first print series to take a deep look at the social issues that surround war. The Thirty Years’ War in Europe (1618–1648) was a time of intense political conflict, social stratification, and constant movement of people due to displacement, and Callot’s series unfolds in dramatic scenes, from bolstering up an army to the ransacking of villages and the aftermath of death and destruction.