1634
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Taking the Firing Position with the Musket is a 1634 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in old-fashioned soldier uniforms, each holding a long musket. They’re all wearing wide-brimmed hats and knee-length coats, with one foot forward like they’re practicing how to fire their guns. The lines are simple and quick, almost like a rough draft. The drawing is signed in a small text at the bottom, but the style looks like it’s meant to teach or record movement. It’s not colored—just black lines on light paper. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Callot made prints like this.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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