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.
Umělec
Jacques Callot
Datace
c. 1628
Druh
Print
Technika
etching and engraving on laid paper
Rozměry
sheet (trimmed to plate mark [irreg.]): 21.5 × 27.7 cm
Sbírka
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Volné dílo, CC0

Popis obrázku

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