Officer with Feathers in Cap, Seen from Behind

1621/1624

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two figures in military attire pointing towards a battlefield. The figures are dressed in elaborate military coats, tall boots, and hats adorned with feathers. They are standing on a plain and pointing into the distance, where there is a battlefield scene depicted with swirling skirmishes and strategically placed buildings. The scene is detailed with lines conveying movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.6 × 8.7 cm (3 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.249

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 211, 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

Q65075076

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