Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel), from an etching on six plates of a central battle scene framed by ten additional plates, entitled Siège de la Citadelle de St-Martin dans l'Île de Ré (Siege of the Citadel of St. Martin on the Île de Ré)

Q: When was "Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel), from an etching on six plates of a central battle scene framed by ten additional plates, entitled Siège de la Citadelle de St-Martin dans l'Île de Ré (Siege of the Citadel of St. Martin on the Île de Ré)" created?

This artwork was created 1628–31.

Q: Is "Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel), from an etching on six plates of a central battle scene framed by ten additional plates, entitled Siège de la Citadelle de St-Martin dans l'Île de Ré (Siege of the Citadel of St. Martin on the Île de Ré)" in the public domain?

Yes, Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel), from an etching on six plates of a central battle scene framed by ten additional plates, entitled Siège de la Citadelle de St-Martin dans l'Île de Ré (Siege of the Citadel of St. Martin on the Île de Ré) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|Abraham Bosse

1628–31

Border at Lower Left: L'Assault Genéral des Anglais a la Citadelle (The Assault of the English General on the Citadel), from an etching on six plates of a central battle scene framed by ten additional plates, entitled Siège de la Citadelle de St-Martin dans l'Île de Ré (Siege of the Citadel of St. Martin on the Île de Ré) by Jacques Callot|Abraham Bosse

Medium

Etching; third state of three (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (10.4 x 17.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985

Accession Number

1986.1180.326

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Abraham Bosse · 1592–1635

Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...

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