Drill with Drums

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three figures playing drums. The figures are spaced evenly apart, each carrying a drum in front of them and holding drumsticks in their hands. The figures are depicted in a stylized manner with period clothing. The lines are fine and controlled, emphasizing the movement and expression of the drummers. Below the figures, there is text reading "Cum Privilegio Reg Israe excudit."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.3 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 9 × 10.2 cm (3 9/16 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.117

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1322, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 216, 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

Q65509116

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