Entry of Mm. de Vroncourt, Tyllon, and Marimont

1627

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of sea creatures with human figures mounted on them. The drawing features two large, mythical sea creatures with exaggerated features like wide mouths and flippers. One creature is ridden by three human figures holding poles and wearing elaborate costumes, while another figure straddles the second creature while playing a musical instrument. The sea creatures are depicted with undulating bodies and wide eyes as they swim across a body of water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 14.9 × 22.3 cm (5 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.88

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 578, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 118, 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

Q65509087

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