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Grand Duchess at the Procession of the Young Girls

Jacques Callot

1614

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

Dominant colour

Grand Duchess at the Procession of the Young Girls is a 1614 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacques Callot
When & what style?: 1614 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This engraving shows a busy crowd outside a grand building with columns. A woman in fancy clothes stands near the door, holding a child’s hand. Soldiers with guns and people in old-fashioned robes fill the scene. One boy carries a bundle of sticks, and another holds a lantern. The faces are detailed, but the whole image looks slightly rough, like it was scratched into metal. The artist packed a lot into this small space—look how the crowd moves around the woman, almost like she’s the center of attention. The sticks the boy carries might hint at a bigger story, but it’s not clear just from looking. Want to know more? Check out how engraving works to see how artists like this carved these scenes into metal.