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The Huntress

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names

Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a figure with a staff and a textile, surrounded by playful dogs. In the background, there are hills, mountains, and trees. The style is linear and delicate, with fine lines detailing the figures and natural elements. The color palette is monochrome, using sepia-like tones on a light background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6 × 8.1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1949.5.455
Catalogue Raisonné

Lieure, no. 643, State i/ii

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

Q65076284

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