Coins [plate 10]

c. 1629/1630

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an array of coins or medallions with various designs. The illustration consists of multiple rows and columns of round medallions, each featuring different symbolic or heraldic imagery. Each medallion is depicted in fine detail, containing intricate crests, religious figures, and Latin inscriptions. These medallions are connected and organized in rows. The style suggests precision and attention to detail, typical of engraving practices in print.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.6 × 22.3 cm (8 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.398

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 791-806

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

Q65075980

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