The Military Exercises
| Reference: | S20838 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1620 ca. |
| Measures: | 118 x 165 mm |
€250.00
| Reference: | S20838 |
| Author | Jacques CALLOT |
| Year: | 1620 ca. |
| Measures: | 118 x 165 mm |
€250.00
Description
Military review with, in the foreground at right, officer on horseback, seen from behind.
Etching, signed on lower left plate, lettered with production detail: 'Callot invenit et fecit', and publication line: 'Israel excudit'.
Example in the second state.
Excellent proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, trimmed to the platemark, in excellent condition.
Dated 1628, according to Meaume; Lieure describes it as a study for one of the sieges engraved by Callot, most likely Breda, and adds that it was probably cut out from a larger plate.
Literature
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Lieure 592 II/II; Meaume 1860 556.
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Jacques CALLOT (Nancy 1592 - 1635)
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He was a baroque graphics artist, draftsman and printmaker from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independant state on the North-Eastern border with France). He made etchings that chronicled the people and the life of his period (soldiers, clowns, drunkards, wanderers, beggars, and various outcasts). These images of people are often contrasted by spectacular landscapes (see, for instance, "The Temptation of St. Anthony"). His skill in shading and his use of different tones were remarkable for the period and he is often compared to Albrecht Dürer.
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Literature
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Lieure 592 II/II; Meaume 1860 556.
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Jacques CALLOT (Nancy 1592 - 1635)
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He was a baroque graphics artist, draftsman and printmaker from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independant state on the North-Eastern border with France). He made etchings that chronicled the people and the life of his period (soldiers, clowns, drunkards, wanderers, beggars, and various outcasts). These images of people are often contrasted by spectacular landscapes (see, for instance, "The Temptation of St. Anthony"). His skill in shading and his use of different tones were remarkable for the period and he is often compared to Albrecht Dürer.
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