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Jacques Callot

1592–1635 · Duchy of Lorraine

Born
1592 · Nancy
Died
1635 · Nancy

1,615 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, an important figure in the development of the old master print. He made over 1,400 etchings chronicling life in his period, including diverse subjects like soldiers, Romani, court life, and religious imagery.

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Jacques Callot (French: [ʒak kalo]; c. 1592 – 1635) was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine. He is an important person in the development of the old master print. He made more than 1,400 etchings that chronicled the life of his period, featuring soldiers, clowns, drunkards, Romani, beggars, as well as court life. He also etched many religious and military images, and many prints featured extensive landscapes in their background.

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Selected from 1,615 works by Jacques Callot in the Collect24 Registry.

Jacques Callot, The Bohemians

Jacques Callot

The Bohemians, c. 1621–25

etching and engraving

12.4 × 23.8 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-215817

Jacques Callot, A View of Mountains Across a Lake

Jacques Callot

A View of Mountains Across a Lake, about 1632

Brush and brown wash over black chalk

10 × 22.1 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-211638

Jacques Callot, Study of a Rearing Horse

Jacques Callot

Study of a Rearing Horse, about 1616

Quill and reed pens and brown ink

32.4 × 18.4 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-209501

Jacques Callot, The Fair at Impruneta

Jacques Callot

The Fair at Impruneta, 1620

etching on two sheets of paper joined

43.2 × 67.6 cm

Cleveland Museum of Art

C24-195930

Jacques Callot, An Army Leaving a Castle

Jacques Callot

An Army Leaving a Castle, about 1632

Brush and brown wash over black chalk

10.2 × 21.7 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-193047

Jacques Callot, Le Porte-Étendard (The Standard Bearer), from "Les Caprices" Series B, The Nancy Set

Jacques Callot

Le Porte-Étendard (The Standard Bearer), from "Les Caprices" Series B, The Nancy Set, 1617–20

Etching; first state of two (Lieure)

5.5 × 8.2 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-437224

Jacques Callot, Entrée de MM. de Vroncourt, Tyllon, et Marimont (Entrances of Monsieur de Vroncourt, of Monsieur de Tyllon, and Monsieur de Marimont), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe

Jacques Callot

Entrée de MM. de Vroncourt, Tyllon, et Marimont (Entrances of Monsieur de Vroncourt, of Monsieur de Tyllon, and Monsieur de Marimont), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe, 1627

Etching

18.5 × 26.3 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359930

Jacques Callot, Entrée de MM. de Couvonge et de Chalabre (Entrance of Monsieur du Couvonge and of Monsieur de Chalabre), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe

Jacques Callot

Entrée de MM. de Couvonge et de Chalabre (Entrance of Monsieur du Couvonge and of Monsieur de Chalabre), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe, 1627

Etching

18.5 × 26.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359940

Jacques Callot, Entrée du Prince de Pfalzbourg (Entrance of the Prince of Pflazbourg), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe

Jacques Callot

Entrée du Prince de Pfalzbourg (Entrance of the Prince of Pflazbourg), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe, 1627

Etching

18.5 × 26.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359934

Jacques Callot, Entrée de Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine (Entrance of Henry de Lorraine), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe

Jacques Callot

Entrée de Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine (Entrance of Henry de Lorraine), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe, 1627

Etching

18.5 × 26.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359937

Jacques Callot, Entrée du duc Charles IV (Entrance of Duke Charles IV), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe

Jacques Callot

Entrée du duc Charles IV (Entrance of Duke Charles IV), from Le Combat a la Barrière in the Palace at Nancy by Henri Humbert, printed by Sebastien Phillipe, 1627

Etching

18.7 × 26.5 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-359932

Jacques Callot, Le Gentilhomme a la Grande Canne (The Gentleman with a Large Cane), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set

Jacques Callot

Le Gentilhomme a la Grande Canne (The Gentleman with a Large Cane), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set, 1617–20

Etching; first state of two (Lieure)

5.8 × 8.7 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-436616

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