Drill with Halberds

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is an image of three figures standing side by side, each holding a polearm. They are wearing elaborate period clothing, including plumed hats and tailored garments, possibly from the 17th century. Latin text below them reads, "Cum Privile Reg. Israel excudit."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.3 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 8.6 × 10.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.118

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1323, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 217, repro.

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

Q65509118

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