Old Woman with Cats

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a seated woman in profile, facing left. She is sitting on a stool, with her upper body slightly bent forward, and she appears to be holding something. Her hair is covered by a headscarf that hangs down in loose strands. The woman is dressed in a long garment with ample fabric, suggesting a robe or dress with draping. Nearby, there is a small basket on the ground and a cat resting near her feet. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.3 × 8.7 cm (5 1/4 × 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.5 × 9.6 cm (5 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.305

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 503, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 40, repro.

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

Q65075589

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