Firing the Musket

1634/1635

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of three soldiers with muskets. The leftmost figure stands with its musket resting on the ground. The central figure is holding the musket in an active stance. The rightmost figure is aiming and firing the musket, with smoke coming out of the muzzle. The soldiers are attired in period-specific clothing and the scene is set on a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.3 × 8.1 cm (2 1/2 × 3 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.5 × 10.4 cm (3 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.124

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 1329, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975, no. 223, 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

Q65509124

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