The Card Players

Jacques Callot, c. 1628

This is a drawing featuring several figures in elaborate period attire gathered around a table. The figures are engaged in an activity, with various objects on the table. A candle illuminates the scene, and Latin text is inscribed around the edge of the oval image. The dark background enhances the central vignette.
Artista
Jacques Callot
Data
c. 1628
Tipus
Print
Tècnica
etching and engraving on laid paper
Mides
sheet (trimmed to plate mark [irreg.]): 21.5 × 27.7 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

This is a drawing featuring several figures in elaborate period attire gathered around a table. The figures are engaged in an activity, with various objects on the table. A candle illuminates the scene, and Latin text is inscribed around the edge of the oval image. The dark background enhances the central vignette.

Jacques Callot