Old Woman with Cats

1622 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an older woman seated on a three-legged stool. She appears engaged in an activity, with her hands in front of her chest. The woman wears a headscarf, and her hair is covered by the scarf. She is draped in a long dress with wrinkles, and a small pouch hangs from her waist. Beside her, a cat sleeps on the ground. A basket filled with yarn is nearby. The background is blank.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.3 × 9.4 cm (5 5/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.330

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 503, State copy

  • Series Title

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 41, 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

Q65070320

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