Drill with Raised Pikes

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three figures holding long spears. The figures are shown in a minimalistic style with fine lines and each figure appears in a slightly different stance or pose with their spears. The spears extend vertically across the image. They are dressed in period or ceremonial clothing with distinctive hats featuring plumes. Below the figures, there is a line of text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.2 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.2 × 9.8 cm (3 1/4 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.119

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1324, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 218, 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

Q65509119

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