The Bagpipe Player

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a person playing bagpipes in a slightly crouched position. They have distinctive facial features, including a prominent nose and high cheekbones, and a focused expression. The person has medium-length hair and is dressed in a tunic-like garment with long sleeves and thigh-length. They are wearing leg coverings, and the background is a plain, blank expanse. The illustration is in a monochrome pen-and-ink style with simple lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.5 × 8.3 cm (2 9/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.9 × 9.7 cm (3 1/2 × 3 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.444

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 424, State i/ii

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

Q65509318

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