The Wheel

c. 1633

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a historical execution scene. It shows a large gathering of individuals around a central scaffold. The structure is a high wooden platform crowded with onlookers. Some are standing on horseback, others on foot. There is a raised stage where two figures are standing, one holding a raised object. The crowd appears engrossed in the event, with a sense of anticipation or observation. The surroundings include medieval style buildings with towers, and the scene includes many soldiers or guards holding long pikes. Rich details in the architecture and attire of the figures are shown in intricate line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.1 × 18.5 cm (3 3/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.7 × 21 cm (4 3/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2227

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1352, 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. 54m.

1967

  • When Reason Dreams: A Selection of Prints from Five Centuries Illustrating Artistic Concerns with the Imagination, the Fantastic and the Grotesque, University of South Florida, Tampa; Duke University, Durham, NC; University of Florida, Gainesville; and Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967, no. 28, repro.

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. 208, 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

Q64958752

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