drawing;
print study
- Museum number
- 1895,1214.88
- Description
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A study for Fracischuria (Fracischina) and Gian Farina, in the series of etchings known as "I balli di Sfessania" (Lieure 395); woman at left dancing while playing a tambourine high above her head, a scarf around her waist flying out, at right a man with back turned, dancing with sword held high in his right hand and scarf in his left. c.1622
Black chalk counterproof, with indented lines
- Production date
- 1622 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 65 millimetres
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Width: 89 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- For this group of drawing see 1895,1214.78.
A counterproof of 1895,1214.87, the contours indented to transfer the design to the plate.
Lit.: D. Ternois, 'Jacques Callot: catalogue complet de son oeuvre dessiné', Paris, 1962, no. 703, p. 109; H. Diane Russell, in exhib. cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art, 'Jacques Callot, Prints & Related Drawings', 1975, no. 88, p. 123; D. Ternois in exhib. cat., Nancy, Musée Historique Lorrain, 'Jacques Callot: 1592-1635', 1992, no. 162, p. 222
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1975, Washington, NGA, Callot, no. 88
1992 Jun-Sep, Nancy, Musée Historique Lorrain, Jacques Callot, no. 139-161
- Acquisition date
- 1895
- Acquisition notes
- Acquired from Messrs Colnaghi in exchange for duplicates.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1895,1214.88