The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts an elderly man standing upright. He has a long beard and an aged face with a solemn expression. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a tunic, baggy pants, knee-high stockings, garters, and sturdy shoes. A cloak is around his shoulders, and he carries a large, intricately decorated musical instrument, possibly a hurdy-gurdy.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 × 8.8 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.7 × 9.7 cm (5 13/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.283

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 480, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 32b.

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65075397

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