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Drill with Drums

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names

Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three drummers in a line. The drawing features three figures, each carrying a drum and marching in a line. The figures are wearing wide-brimmed hats and period attire, and they each hold drumsticks. The drawing employs fine lines and has few levels of shading. The simple background emphasizes the figures and their instruments.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.2167
Catalogue Raisonné

Lieure, no. 1322

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

Q64958634

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