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Grotesque figure with two swords
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Grotesque figure with two swords

Jacques Callot · 1621 - 1625 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Grotesque figure, seen from the right side, with a hunchbacked back, a cap with two feathers on his head, in the right hand and in the left hand a sword. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; almost all those figures are caricatures of little men, many are hunchbacked.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineGroteske figuur met twee zwaarden. 1621 - 1625. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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