Peasant Couple at Rest

c. 1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a man and a woman seated outdoors. The man is on the left, wearing a hat and holding a jug or flask. Behind him is a bundle and tree trunk. The woman on the right wears a headscarf and holds a shallow dish. A bundle is visible on her back. The background includes trees and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9 × 9.3 cm (3 9/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 404, State ii/iii

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

Q65075023

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