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ID number: BIRBI-54.8 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Callot, Jacques (1592-1635) Title / Object name: View of the Louvre, Paris Object type: Print Place made: Paris Culture: French Date made: about 1629 Materials: Etching Measurements: Plate 17.0 x 34.5 cm; mount 41.2 x 56.1 cm Provenance: Purchased from Colnaghi's, November 1954, with 15 others for £95.6.01 |
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Callot executed a pair of etchings entitled The Grand Views of Paris, during his trip to the city in 1629. The series consists of the print displayed here, which shows a view of the Louvre Palace, and View of the Pont-Neuf. In this image Callot captures the triumphant return of the French army of Louis XIII from the Siege of La Rochelle (1628). Two French |
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