Lioness and Cub Pursued by Hunters

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a landscape scene with hills, trees, two running dogs, a wooden fence, and three figures in pursuit. The horizon is above center, with hills and trees. The dogs are in dynamic poses, with one closer and larger. The wooden fence separates the dogs from the figures. The background has hills and trees with light brushstrokes. The color palette is mainly black ink on a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.6 × 9.9 cm (3 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.595

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 640, 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

Q65509482

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