Firing the Musket

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three soldiers handling muskets in various positions. The drawing illustrates three figures, each engaged in a different action with their muskets. The first figure on the left is holding a musket with a long barrel resting on a support. The middle figure is preparing to fire, standing with legs apart and readying the musket. The figure on the right is shown in the act of firing, smoke emerging from the weapon. All three figures are adorned in period attire, with ornate hats featuring long feathers. The drawing contains text at the bottom, which appears to be a form of Latin inscription.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 5.8 × 8.2 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1329


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

Q64958659

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