Mother and Three Children

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts a woman standing and leaning forward, holding a baby wrapped in fabric. A child is positioned behind her, resting on her back and looking over her shoulder. The woman is dressed in a long dress with a head covering, while the child on her back has short, wavy hair. Beside them stands another child wearing a wide-brimmed hat, with a round face and a neutral expression. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.1 × 9.2 cm (5 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.323

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 496, State copy

  • Series Title

    The Beggars [set of 24 copies: 1949.5.307-330]

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

Q65070294

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