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Monument to Jacques Callot

Print
mid 17th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Abraham Bosse (engraver)
Fagnani (publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Print depicting a monument with a portrait of a man, head and shoulders, on a pedestal, within a niche with an oval border, surmounted by a broken pediment on which are three cherubs. On either side of the niche sits a cherub holding respectively a skull and a coat of arms. Beneath is a tablet with an epitaph.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMonument to Jacques Callot (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, engraving by Abraham Bosse depicting a monument to Jacques Callot, mid-17th century.
Physical description
Print depicting a monument with a portrait of a man, head and shoulders, on a pedestal, within a niche with an oval border, surmounted by a broken pediment on which are three cherubs. On either side of the niche sits a cherub holding respectively a skull and a coat of arms. Beneath is a tablet with an epitaph.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Width: 14.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
French School
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Engraver
Monument
Cherubs
Coat of Arms
Skull
Epitaph
Jacques Callot
Associated object
E.123-1960 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • Bibliothèque National. Inventaire du Fonds Français. Paris: M. le Garrec, 1930.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris: É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Duplessis, Georges. Catalogue de l’Oeuvre de Abraham Bosse. Paris, 1859. 195 p.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.124-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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