The Card Players

c. 1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a group around a table engaging in leisure activities. The image depicts various objects and figures positioned around a central table. The table is covered with items such as coins and a deck of cards. A candle holder with a burning candle is placed at the center of the table. The setting is intimate and crowded, with figures surrounding the table. One figure is playing a musical instrument. The figures are dressed in elaborate attire. The scene is enclosed within an oval border with an inscription.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (oval): 21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 21.2 × 31.3 cm (8 3/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.552

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 596, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 48, repro.

1970

  • Jacques Callot, 1592-1635, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1970, no. 38 (as "The Prodigal Son Tricked by a Gang of Swindlers), 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

Q65509435

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