Military Commander on Foot

c. 1622

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a figure in elegant attire pointing a stick or a rapier toward a battle scene. The figure is standing in profile with detailed clothing including a hat, sleeves, and a cape. The background shows a battlefield with small figures engaged in battle with raised weapons like spears or pikes. Curved lines in the sky suggest movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.5 × 8 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.3 × 9.4 cm (3 1/4 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.486

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 467, 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

Q65509366

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