Gentleman and His Page

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image contains two full-body sketches of the same person in different poses on a plain background. The sketch on the left shows the person in a dynamic, forward-leaning pose with one arm extended forward and the other hand holding a mask. The person has an open mouth, a prominent nose, curly hair, and is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, a vertically striped vest, breeches, knee-high boots, and a sword at the side. The sketch on the right shows the person facing away with a hand on the hip and the other hand holding the mask. The person's features, hair, and clothing are consistent with the left sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.6 × 8.3 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 6.5 × 9.1 cm (2 9/16 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 216, State only

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

Q65074216

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