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 an ornate chariot being pulled by two dogs. The chariot is intricately designed with swirling patterns and features feminine busts on its side. The two animals at the front are depicted with detailed musculature and are harnessed to the chariot. The chariot is elevated on large, decorative wheels, and the drawing is executed with fine lines and meticulous attention to detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7 × 11.5 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.101

  • 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

Q65509101

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