Frontispiece for "The Customs of Lorraine"

1631

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of a decorative title page for a legal document. The drawing features an ornate frame with the title "Coustumes Generales du Duche de Lorraine." Two classical figures stand on either side holding drapes apart. Above the title, an intricate coat of arms is centered and adorned with symmetrical scrollwork. At the top center, an arm emerges from scrollwork holding an object. The bottom of the frame features a Latin inscription "Alspinal Par Ambroise Ambroise Imprimeur au lieu 1631." The entire image is detailed with fine line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 × 5.5 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.2 × 6.4 cm (4 7/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.640

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 700, State only

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

Q65509528

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