Captain of the Barons

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a full-body drawing of a person in a striding position, facing right. They wear a cap with feathers, have messy hair and a thick beard. The person wears a loose, tattered outfit with large sleeves and pants, holding a bundle over their shoulder with a stick. The background includes a village scene with a church, figures in the background, small houses, a rocky formation, small trees, and few other people.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 4.6 × 9.3 cm (1 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.307

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 479, State copy

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65070231

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