Jacques Callot. La Petite Passion (The Little Passion) / Etching, c. 1624–1625 (Full suite)

Artist: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)
Title: Twelve plates from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion) suite
Date: c. 1624–1625
Media/Technique: Copperplate etching (eau-forte) on laid paper
Dimensions: Each sheet c. 124 × 80 mm; image c. 77 × 58 mm (minor variation by plate).
State: 1st state (of 2), without plate numbers in the lower margin (later state adds numbers)
Catalogue Raisonné: Lieure, L’Œuvre gravé de Jacques Callot, nos. 537–548 (complete suite of twelve); vol. II, pp. 50-53 [LIB-3253.2023]

1) L.537 — Le Lavement des Pieds (The Washing of the Feet)
Inscription: Callot F. (at upper right on the column)
Description: Christ kneels to wash an apostle’s foot under an architectural setting while other apostles look on in small groups. The 2nd state carries the number “1”.

2) L.538 — La Cène (The Last Supper)
Inscription: Callot f. (lower left)
Description: Christ and the Twelve sit at a table in an interior. Ink inscription on top-right outside the plate “9”. The 2nd state carries the number “2”.

3) L.539 — Jésus au Jardin des Oliviers (Jesus in the Garden of Olives)
Inscription: Callot f. (lower left)
Description: Christ prays as an angel presents the chalice; the apostles sleep nearby among the trees. The 2nd state carries the number “3”.

4) L.540 — Jésus est Livré aux Juifs (Jesus Delivered to the Jews)
Inscription: Callot f. (lower left)
Description: Christ is seized and handed over to the temple authorities before a crowd. “S.P.Q.R.” on the horseman flag. The 2nd state carries the number “4”.
Note: The title “Jésus est livré aux Juifs” follows traditional Passion nomenclature; the plate itself depicts the Betrayal and Arrest (the Kiss of Judas).

5) L.541 — La Condamnation à Mort (Jesus Sentenced to Death)
Inscription: Callot F. (lower right)
Description: Pilate delivers judgment; on a soldier’s shield at left appears “S.P.Q.R.” The 2nd state carries the number “5”.

6) L.542 — Jésus est Battu de Verges pièce appelée aussi La Flagellation (The Flagellation)
Inscription: Callot F. (lower right)
Description (after Lieure): Christ is scourged at a column beneath an arch inscribed “S.P.Q.R.” The 2nd state carries the number “6”.

7) L.543 — Jésus Comparait Devant Caïphe (Jesus Appears Before Caiaphas)
Inscription: Callot F. (lower left)
Description: Christ stands before the high priest under a portico; an oriflamme on the building bears “S.P.Q.R.” The 2nd state carries the number “7”.

8) L.544 — Le Couronnement d’Épines (The Crowning with Thorns)
Inscription: J. Callot F. (lower left)
Description: Christ sits beneath an arcade holding a reed while two soldiers press on the crown; two prisoners are bound to a pillar, and guards stand at the gate. The 2nd state carries the number “8”. Ink inscription on top-right outside the plate “10”. Another copy SVE-0627.2025.

9) L.545 — La Présentation au Peuple (The Presentation to the People)
Inscription: J. Callot f. (lower left)
Description: Christ—haloed, holding a reed—stands on a portico bridging two buildings as he is presented to the crowd below; at lower left, a man raises a cross. The 2nd state carries the number “9”. Another copy SVE-0627.2025.

10) L.546 — Le Portement de Croix (The Carrying of the Cross)
Inscription: Ja Callot f. (lower left)
Description: Christ bears the cross along the road to Calvary, escorted by soldiers and followed by onlookers; a knight on a horseback bears a standard with “S.P.Q.R.” The 2nd state carries the number “10”.

11) L.547 — Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion)
Inscription: Ja. Callot f. (lower right)
Description: Christ raised high on the cross; at left the Virgin and holy women; in the foreground mounted soldiers, one with a large banner. The 2nd state carries the number “11”.

12) L.548 — Jésus est Percé d’une Lance (Jesus is Pierced with a Spear)
Inscription: J. Callot f. (lower left)
Description: A soldier thrusts a spear into Christ’s side; the cross bears “INRI” and a nearby standard shows “S.P.Q.R.” The 2nd state carries the number “12”. Another copy SVE-0627.2025.