The Watermill

probably c. 1630

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a riverbank with rustic buildings, a man and a dog in a boat, a bridge over the river, distant hills with structures, and sailboats in the water. The sky occupies the top of the image, with the sun partially hidden by clouds. The style is detailed, with fine lines and a monochrome color palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.8 × 25.2 cm (4 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 274, State ii/iii

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. 12g.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 238, repro.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

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.

1959

  • Meaume 1188.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 238.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Callot in. f. Israel ex. cum privil. Regis

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