The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an older man standing upright, holding a large musical instrument against his body. He has distinct facial features with a large nose and a bushy beard, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, loose-fitting clothing, a cloak, boots, hose, and tied garters below his knees. He also holds a coarse textured basket or container in his right hand. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.1 × 9 cm (5 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.493

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 480, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1996

  • Georges de La Tour and His World, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996-1997.

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

Q65509373

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