Noble Man with Felt Hat, Bowing

c. 1620/1623

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a man walking to the right. He is holding a small drum with his right hand and has his left hand raised near his face. He has distinct facial features with a mustache and a small beard, long hair flowing backward. He is dressed in a fur-lined cloak, with decorative elements at the knee, and shoes adorned with large rosettes. The background shows a town or village scene with various figures, buildings, and hills in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 18 × 13.3 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.80

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 550, State only

  • Series Title

    The Nobility of Lorraine [Lieure 549-560]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 31, repro.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65509078

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