Gentleman Viewed from the Side

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a full-length depiction of a person twice, in two slightly different positions. The figure is shown in a dynamic walking posture, with one foot slightly ahead and shoulders turned. Their head is tilted to the side, and they have a hat adorned with a feather, partially obscuring their facial features. The hair appears curled at the sides, and the face is captured in profile. They are wearing a fur-lined cloak over their shoulders, which drapes over the body and down the back. Their clothing includes knee-length trousers with horizontal stripes for the left figure and plain breeches for the right figure, neither figure wears shoes with decorative bows. A sword hilt is visible around the waist at the back. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.6 × 8.5 cm (2 3/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 8.3 × 9.1 cm (3 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.471

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 452, State i/ii


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

Q65509350

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