Attack on a Coach

c. 1642/1680

Gerrit van Schagen after Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Gerrit van Schagen

Artist, Dutch, c. 1642 - 1690 or after

Jacques Callot

Artist After, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a scene in a wooded area with a path and two figures on horseback in the background. The artwork features intricate etchings for texture and detail, focusing on foliage, clothing, and facial expressions. The color scheme is monochromatic with varying shades of black and white for contrast. The scene includes a figure by a tree and an ambush on a carriage with figures in motion. In the distance, there are birds flying in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.3 × 19.2 cm (3 1/4 × 7 9/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 18 × 29 cm (7 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure 1346 (copy 4).

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65568831

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