The Two Pilgrims

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows two tall figures standing side by side. The person on the right has long hair, a beard, and wears a large hat with a shell decoration. They have a draped cloak with a scallop shell on the shoulder and carry a staff. The person on the left is shorter, with a hood covering their face, also holding a staff. They wear thick, flowing fabric. The background shows small figures in a busy marketplace or village setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 9.5 cm (5 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 14.2 × 8.5 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.306

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 481, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [Lieure 479-503]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 32c.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 38, 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

Q65075593

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