Artwork

Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre

Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre is an ink print by the Baroque artist Jacques Callot. It dates from 1627 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Jacques Callot’s 1627 etching, titled *Entry of Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, under the Name of Pirandre*, forms the concluding panel of a six‑part series. The work records a formal procession, likely a courtly or civic celebration, rendered as a crowded street scene with a central figure in elaborate dress passing beneath a banner.

Subject & Meaning

The focal figure is Monseigneur Henry de Lorraine, Marquis de Moy, identified by the name “Pirandre” emblazoned on his costume. He is accompanied by a horse and cart, while a dense throng of onlookers in period hats and coats fills the avenue, suggesting the public spectacle surrounding a noble’s ceremonial entry.

Technique & Style

Callot employed fine etching lines to capture intricate details of clothing, architecture, and movement. To achieve a large overall composition, the plate was divided into six separate sheets, each printed individually and then assembled, a common practice for expansive prints in the early seventeenth century.

History & Provenance

Created in the Duchy of Lorraine, the series was produced during Callot’s most prolific period of documenting contemporary events. The six sheets were later catalogued as part of the artist’s oeuvre and have been preserved in museum collections, with the sixth sheet identified in the 1969 acquisition record (1969.15.96‑101).