Artist/engraver: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)
Series/portfolio: La Noblesse (set of 12); L. 549–560; M. 673-684
Place/Date: France, c. 1623
Medium: Etching; black ink on laid paper
Plate 1 (L. 553, M. 679): La dame coiffée d’un grand voile et à la robe bordée de fourrures (Lady Wearing a Large Veil and a Fur-Trimmed Gown)
Dimensions: Platemark 144 × 92 mm; sheet 161 × 108 mm, thick laid paper
Printed inscriptions: “Callot” (lower left)
Description: Full-length noblewoman in strict profile to left, enveloped in a long mantle and veil, fur muff at hands; townscape with small figures and a church procession in the distance.
Lieure description (EN): “This lady appears to be in mourning; she is in profile, turned to the right, her hands sunk into a fur muff. The background shows a small town. At left, a funeral whose cortege is proceeding towards a chapel. At the bottom left is engraved Callot. Plate size: H. 145 × L. 92 mm. Original etching. Single state.”
Plate 2 (L. 558; M. 676): Le gentilhomme enroulé dans son manteau bordé de fourrures (The Gentleman Wrapped in a Fur-Lined Mantle)
Dimensions: Platemark 143 × 94 mm, thin laid paper trimmed to platemark
Printed inscriptions: “Callot” (lower right)
Description: Elegant gentleman seen three-quarters from behind, turning toward the viewer; broad-brimmed hat with plume, cloak edged in fur; sword at his side; distant townscape with bridge.
Lieure description (EN): “Turned to the left, his face in three-quarter view, this gentleman wears low shoes ornamented with rosettes; streamers of ribbon hang to his knees. The background represents a small town in a picturesque landscape; at right is a bridge over a river. At the bottom right is engraved Callot. Plate size: H. 142 × L. 92 mm. Original etching. Single state.”
Catalogue raisonné: Lieure II, p. 54, no. 553 and p. 55, no. 558.
References:
– National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), acc. no. 1949.5.409 (for L. 553)
– The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 57.650.347(10) (for L. 558)
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Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Print , Works on paper |
| Period | 17 AD , Early 17th century |
| Country | France |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Engraving , Etching , Laid paper , Paper |
| Genre | Ethnographic studies |
| Subject | 17th century , Costume , Engraving , Etching , Gentleman , Lady , Landscape , Men Costumes , Women Costumes |
| Series | La Noblesse |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1623 |
| Catalogue raisonne | J. Lieure (1927) |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
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