The Promenade

1621

Edouard Eckman after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Edouard Eckman

Artist, Flemish, born c. 1600

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a couple standing and looking into the distance. They are dressed in period clothing and the man wears a hat while holding a walking stick. The woman wears a dress and a bonnet or adorned hat. The horizon is near the upper third of the image, showing a faint depiction of a village or small town. On the left, a large tree with detailed leaves frames the scene. The style of the image resembles an etching or engraving with intricate line work creating texture and shading, particularly seen in the tree's foliage and the clothing of the couple. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and white to emphasize the lines and contours, highlighting the illustrative nature of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 5.5 × 8 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.203

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 222, State copy


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

Q65508237

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