The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 7 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]

1628/1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows an elevated, bird's-eye view of a vast expanse of land. The landscape resembles a historical battlefield or countryside settlement with intricate details including soldiers, horses, civilians, roads, buildings, and trees. The view extends infinitely with no clear horizon separating land and sky. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of gray and black, giving it a historical or cartographic look. The image appears to be an etching or lithograph, with delicate and meticulous brushstrokes or lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 57.3 × 45.4 cm (22 9/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.103

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 655, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Callot's "The Siege of La Rochelle" [Lieure 655, 660 & 661]

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. 51, repro.

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 41, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 189, repro.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 58, repro.

1998

  • "French Prints From the Age of the Musketeers", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1998-1999, no. 38.

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.

1998

  • French Prints from the Age of the Musketeers. Exh. cat. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, 1998-1999: no. 38.

Wikidata ID

Q65358883

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