The Card Players

1628 or later

after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered around a table. The oval drawing depicts several figures engaged around a table with various objects and papers placed upon it. The scene is rendered in a style suggesting intricate detail and dramatic lighting, reminiscent of etching or engraving from the Baroque period. The figures wear elaborate clothing with ornate hats, capes, and feathered accessories. A harp is present in the background. The border of the image contains inscriptions or text in Latin. The scene is steeped in shadow, creating a theatrical atmosphere with light illuminating parts of the table and the figures involved in what appears to be a tense or clandestine interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (oval): 22 × 28.3 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 23 × 30 cm (9 1/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 596, State copy


Artwork history & notes

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

Q65507159

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