Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre

1627

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a fantastical scene featuring a swan and a small figure. The drawing shows a small, humanoid figure riding on the back of a large swan. The swan is depicted with detailed feathers and a long neck, while the small figure is whimsical with one arm raised and one hand holding what looks like a bow. There is text at the top in calligraphic style, along with the signature "Callot fe."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching//plate cut into six pieces (1969.15.96-101): this piece is part 2 of 6

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.3 × 12.4 cm (3 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 11.3 × 15.6 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.97

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 586, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 126, 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

Q65509096

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