Peasant Woman, in Profile, Facing Right, with Arm Extended

1621/1624

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts two full-body profiles of a person sketched in a side view. One arm is extended outward and the other rests on the hip. The person has a neutral expression, with a notable nose and styled hair covered by a cloth cap. They wear loose, layered clothing consisting of a tunic, gathered pants, and simple shoes. The background includes cows grazing, sparse trees, and grass.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.5 × 9.3 cm (3 3/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.241

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 205, State i/iv

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

Q65075009

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