Lady with Outstretched Arm, Seen from Behind, and Two Gentlemen

c. 1633/1634

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts three figures dancing with their backs to the viewer. They are dressed in elaborate historical clothing. The first figure wears a long coat and a hat with a curved brim. The middle figure wears a dress with a wide skirt and bodice, with an ornamented hairstyle. The third figure wears a coat, trousers, and a broad-brimmed hat. The figures have detailed linework emphasizing their fashionable attire. The background is plain and there is text at the bottom reading "Cum Privile Reg. Israel excudit."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 6.3 × 8.4 cm (2 1/2 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.226

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1380

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

Q65074903

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