The Falconer

c. 1617

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image features a person riding a horse. The person is seated on the horse with their profile visible. They have a feathered hat, and their facial features are partially obscured. The person's hair is tied back and fits under the hat. They are dressed in a garment with gathered sleeves and wear a cape over their shoulders. A large tree is near the rider, and in the background, another figure on horseback is visible. Both riders are shown with detailed linework capturing the horses' form and motion. The scene is set in an open, illustrated landscape with minimal ground details and distant trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.9 × 7.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 13/16 in.)
    support: 9.4 × 7.8 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.22.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 198, 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.

1984

  • Mendez, OLD MASTER PRINTS 1984, 4.

Inscriptions

in later hand, across bottom verso in brown ink: [?] 12 Mar 1834

Wikidata ID

Q74046070

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