The Palace Gardens at Nancy

1625

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image is an engraving of a formal garden scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon is in the upper third of the image. The garden has geometric designs filled with people engaging in leisure activities. The structures have intricate architectural details and frame the central area. There are more architectural elements and distant hills on the horizon. The composition has a monochromatic color palette typical of engravings, with a variety of tones enhancing the textures and linework. The illustration is detailed with fine contours capturing the location's grandeur and leisurely scene. Figures are walking, conversing, and enjoying the space, creating a bustling atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 25.5 × 38.1 cm (10 1/16 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.4.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 566, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss Ellen T. Bullard [1865-1959], Boston; gift 1941 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 34, 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.

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 34.

Wikidata ID

Q64958552

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