Le Combat au Pistolet (The Combat with Pistols), from "Les Combats de Cavalerie" (The Cavalry Combats)

Q: When was "Le Combat au Pistolet (The Combat with Pistols), from "Les Combats de Cavalerie" (The Cavalry Combats)" created?

This artwork was created 1632–34.

Q: Is "Le Combat au Pistolet (The Combat with Pistols), from "Les Combats de Cavalerie" (The Cavalry Combats)" in the public domain?

Yes, Le Combat au Pistolet (The Combat with Pistols), from "Les Combats de Cavalerie" (The Cavalry Combats) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet

1632–34

Medium

Etching; first state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 1 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (4.8 x 9.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Accession Number

59.569.18

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Israël Henriet · 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...

Le Combat au Pistolet (The Combat with Pistols), from "Les Combats de Cavalerie" (The Cavalry Combats)

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