The Small Port

probably c. 1633/1635

Follower of Jacques Callot

Associated Names
French 17th Century

Artist

Jacques Callot

Related Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image depicts activities on land and on the water. The horizon line is low, showing a city skyline across the water with buildings, including domes and towers. Closest to us on the right are detailed, aged buildings with stairs and trees. The style features detailed brushstrokes in an etching technique, emphasizing lines and shading for texture. The color palette is monochromatic, using variations of black and brown on a cream background. Boats on the left and figures on the shoreline add to the busy atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 8.5 × 22 cm (3 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 267, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • cques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 11d.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 245, repro.

Bibliography

1860

  • Meaume 718.

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, 245.

Wikidata ID

Q65507106

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