TitleCombat à la barrière
NamesCallot, Jacques, 1592-1635 (Etcher)Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635 (Artist)Deruet, Claude, 1588-1660 (Associated name)
CollectionPrints depicting dance
Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1627
Library locationsJerome Robbins Dance DivisionShelf locator: *MGZFX Cal J Com 1
TopicsFestivals -- France -- 17th centuryPageants -- France -- 17th centurytournaments -- France -- 17th century
GenresPrints
NotesStatement of responsibility: Jac. Callot in. et fec.Caption title.Funding: Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Acquisition: Purchase; Golden Legend.Biographical/historical: This print is one of ten etchings illustrating Henry Humbert's book Combat à la Barrière, faict en cour de Lorraine, le 14 febvrier, en l'année présente 1627 (Nancy, 1627), which commemorated the festivities and tournament sponsored by Duke Charles IV of Lorraine in honor of his cousin, the Duchess of Chevreuse, who was exiled to Lorraine for her participation in a plot against Cardinal Richelieu. As well as documenting the event through his etchings, Jacques Callot organized and designed it with Claude Deruet. One of the combatants in this print is said to be the Duke.
Physical DescriptionEtchingsExtent: 1 print : b&w ; 15 x 24 cm.
DescriptionDepiction of a formalized fight between two men with lances, set in a ballroom filled with spectators on tiers. A group of armed men stands at center, with drummers and a triumphal car at right.
Type of ResourceStill image
LanguagesFrench
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 825120898NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758958Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69006570-ead2-0133-0fe0-00505686a51c
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