The Palace Gardens at Nancy

Jacques Callot1625

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Callot's etching shows the appearance of the garden at the ducal palace at Nancy in 1625. Female figures carrying baskets on their heads are pictured so that Bellange's etchings of gardeners balancing ornate, fanciful containers must have been based on reality.

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Title: The Palace Gardens at Nancy
Creator: Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
Date Created: 1625
Provenance: Robert Hartshorne ?, ?Robert Hartshorne
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.232
Medium: etching
State of work: I/II
Department: Prints
Culture: France, 17th century
Credit Line: Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection by exchange
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 1965.232

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