Taking the Firing Position with the Musket

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows three full-body figures in different stances, holding long rifle-like weapons. They are in side profile, facing the right, wearing 17th-century military attire with elaborate detailing. The outfits include wide-brimmed hats with plumes, doublets, breeches, puffed sleeves, and decorative elements. The figures have long hair or wigs under their hats and are standing in front of a plain background with text "Cum Privile Reg. Israel excudit" below them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 8.2 × 10.1 cm (3 1/4 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1328, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 222, 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

Q65509123

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