The Grain Weighers

1608/1611

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a busy street full of activity, with multiple figures engaged in various tasks. The scene depicts a town street lined with buildings where numerous figures are engaged in communal or market activities. In the foreground, some individuals are seated or kneeling, seemingly interacting with the goods around them, such as barrels or baskets. Near the center, an elevated figure appears to address or observe the others. Animals, such as a dog and a donkey, are present. The background stretches into a street leading to a distant round building with columns. Beneath the image, there is an inscription written in Latin. The illustration features intricate detailing of clothing, architecture, and items.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.6 × 21.1 cm (7 11/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 50, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 140, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 52.

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.

1975

  • Russell 1975, 140.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Ia: Callot In: et Scalpsit.

Wikidata ID

Q65509014

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