The Siege of La Rochelle [plate 15 of 16; set comprises 1952.8.97-112]

1628/1631

Michel Lasne and Abraham Bosse

Associated Names
Abraham Bosse

Artist, French, 1602 - 1676

Michel Lasne

Artist, French, 1590 or before - 1667

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man named "Gaston de France" with a round face, wavy, shoulder-length hair, a mustache, and a goatee. He wears elaborate clothing with a lace collar. The portrait is within a decorative frame with scroll-like elements and a crown on top. Surrounding the portrait are military objects like flags, shields, swords, and muskets arranged symmetrically. The background has a detailed arrangement of these items, emphasizing a regal and martial theme. A banner around the portrait reads "PRESENTES VIVARE VNIQVE DVROR."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16.1 × 46.2 cm (6 5/16 × 18 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.111

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 661

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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

Q65362831

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