Military Commander on Horseback

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The drawing features a mounted figure leading an army. The central figure rides a rearing horse, with the horse adorned ornately. The background shows a vast landscape with smaller figures that seem to be troops. Rustic structures are visible on the distant horizon. The drawing style is delicate with fine lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 7.8 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 6 × 8.3 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 254, 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

Q65074358

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