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1635 or after

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an ornate cartouche with text and decorative elements. The central focus of the image is an elaborate cartouche that contains a dedication message. The text inside the cartouche reads "DIVERS PAISAGES Mis en lumiere par Iruel Dediez a Monseigneur LOVIS DE CREVANT Marquis Dhumieres. M. Callot inuente Avec privilege du Roy." Surrounding the text are elaborate decorative elements, including scrollwork and foliage motifs. Atop the cartouche is a crown resting on a crest-shaped emblem. The drawing is rendered in fine lines that accentuate the flowing, organic forms typical of this type of decorative artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.1 × 16.4 cm (3 3/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 12.6 × 20.5 cm (4 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meaume 1860, no. 1098, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 260, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume, Edouard. Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de Jacques Callot. 2 vols. Paris: Vve Jules Renouard, 1860.

Wikidata ID

Q65507089

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