Le Halte des Bohémiens: Les Apprêts du Festin (The Gypsy Stopover: The Preparations for the Feast) , from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops)

Q: When was "Le Halte des Bohémiens: Les Apprêts du Festin (The Gypsy Stopover: The Preparations for the Feast) , from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops)" created?

This artwork was created early 17th century.

Q: Is "Le Halte des Bohémiens: Les Apprêts du Festin (The Gypsy Stopover: The Preparations for the Feast) , from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops)" in the public domain?

Yes, Le Halte des Bohémiens: Les Apprêts du Festin (The Gypsy Stopover: The Preparations for the Feast) , from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques Callot

early 17th century

Le Halte des Bohémiens: Les Apprêts du Festin (The Gypsy Stopover: The Preparations for the Feast) , from "Le Bohémiens, série appelée aussi Les Égyptiens, La Marche des Bohémiens, La Vie Errante des Bohémiens, Les Marches Égyptiennes" (The Gypsies, series also called The Egyptians, The Gypsy Troops, The Wandering Lives of Gypsies, The Egyptian Troops) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching and engraving; second state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Mount: 6 11/16 x 11 1/4 in. (17 x 28.6 cm) Sheet: 5 1/2 x 9 13/16 in. (13.9 x 24.9 cm) Plate: 4 15/16 x 9 5/16 in. (12.6 x 23.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962

Accession Number

62.635.922

About the Artist

Jacques Callot · 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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