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La Carrière or the Rue Neuve in Nancy
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La Carrière or the Rue Neuve in Nancy

Jacques Callot · 1622 - 1635 · etching; paper

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

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View of a square in Nancy (Place de la Carrière or Rue Neuve) in front of the ducal palace, lined with houses. On this square various festivities and performances take place, probably on the occasion of carnival. Thus acrobats, pageant wagons and a jousting match are visible. Above the image the coat of arms of the Duke of Lorraine, carried by two eagles, with around it a scroll with French text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLa Carrière of de Rue Neuve in Nancy. 1622 - 1635. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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