Attack on a Coach

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This print shows a battle with people on horseback and a horse-drawn carriage on a wide road lined with trees and a small hill. The horse-drawn carriage is in the center of the print, surrounded by people with long weapons. On the left, people on horseback are engaged in combat with men on the ground - some have similar long weapons, and others are firing guns. Three people stand on a hill in the background, looking down at the conflict. In the bottom center of the print, a person lays on the ground, next to a long weapon and a bundle spilling its contents on the ground. Another person is on the ground near the front wheel of the carriage. On the right, a person is held down on the ground and threatened or impaled by another person holding a long weapon. Next to them, a horse rears up. On the far right, a person in shadow looks out at the scene from a group of trees. The person holds a long gun and wears a feathered hat.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.3 × 18.7 cm (3 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 10.3 × 20.8 cm (4 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2221

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1346, State ii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 54g.

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 7 or 8.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 202, repro.

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

Q64958734

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