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.
Kunstner
Jacques Callot
Datering
c. 1628
Type
Print
Teknik
etching and engraving on laid paper
Mål
sheet (trimmed to plate mark [irreg.]): 21.5 × 27.7 cm
Samling
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licens
Offentligt domæne, CC0

Billedbeskrivelse

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