The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 9 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]

1628/1631

Assistant of Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Related Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a drawing of a list titled "Annotations des Lieux les plus Remarquables de La Rochelle." The list features notable locations in La Rochelle, arranged in two columns with numbered entries and occasional descriptions. The text is presented in an ornate and classical typeface. At the bottom of the drawing is a decorative element resembling unfurled scrolls or fabric. The list appears orderly and systematic, providing a historical record or guide to the significant places in this particular area.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 57 × 16.5 cm (22 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 661

  • 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

Q65219456

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