Peasant Couple at Rest

c. 1621

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image contains two individuals depicted in a detailed illustration. One is an elderly man sitting on a rocky surface, with a cane beside him and holding a bottle with his arm extended. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a tunic, trousers, and boots. The other person is an older woman kneeling or bent down next to him. She wears a bonnet, an overcoat, and a dress, and both individuals carry containers on their backs. In the background, there is a large, gnarled tree with abundant foliage. The setting suggests an outdoor, rugged terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9.4 × 9.6 cm (3 11/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.364

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 404, State iii/iii

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

Q65509230

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